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Weakfish: Cynoscion regalis
Appearance:
dark olive or blue-green back; sides covered in tones of blue, purple, lavender, gold and copper; irregular diagonal rows of vaguely-defined dark spots appear above the lateral line; ...
Epinephelus itajara, Gray Weakfish
Epinephelus fasciatus, Blacktip Grouper
Epinephelus striatus, Nassau Grouper
Epinephelus morio, Red Grouper
Epinephelus cyanopodus, Speckled Blue Grouper
Epinephelus merra, Honeycomb Grouper ...
member of the abundant and varied family Sciaenidae, carnivorous, spiny-finned fishes including the weakfishes, the drums, and the whitings. The croaker has a compressed, elongated body similar to that of the bass.
Red drum are related to black drum, spotted seatrout, weakfish, mullets and croakers, most of which also make drumming sounds.
Depending on area and season, they favor menhaden and other sardine-like fishes (Clupeidae), jacks (Scombridae), weakfish (Sciaenidae), grunts (Haemulidae), striped anchovies (Engraulidae), shrimp and squid.
Alewives can live at least 10 years. Alewives are eaten by many species of fish and birds including striped bass, salmonids, smallmouth bass, eels, perch, bluefish, weakfish, terns, eagles, ospreys, great blue herons, and gulls.
 See also: Croaker, Whiting, Trout, Bass, Mullet
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