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(Equetus punctatus)
White body with black bars extending onto a highly elon ated dorsal n and tail. lac s ot on the snout.
Although very similar, especially the juveniles, the key to telling these species apart is to look at the markings on the head: the Spotted Drum has a single black spot on its snout, the ackknife Fish has a thin black line down its snout and the ighhat has a black bar between its eyes.
O
(Equetus punctatus)
s the sh ro s the trailin dorsal n and tail shorten and small white spots begin the appear towards the tail.
O (Equetus punctatus) < 27 cm / 11 in
he foredorsal n ecomes a short s i e and s ots reach u the od and onto the dorsal and anal ns.
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