Jackknife Fish

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This is a Jackknife Fish. Photo taken in Bahamas by another diver.

Equetus lanceolatus

Features: Drum family; young fish are similar to Spotted Drum;

Size: 5-8 inches; max 9 inches;
Depth: 40-140 feet;
Audubon Field Guide; page 527; plate 194;
Reef Fish ID 3rd ed; page 412-413; plates 412-413;

Rod Bigelow
Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929

< rodbigelow@netzero.net >

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