Lookdown
This is a Lookdown. Photo by Samantha 2010 washed up on beach.
Location was Islamorada, after cold spell.
Selene vomer
Features: 1. Facial profile nearly vertical and somewhat
concave; 2. A short, silvery, very deep-bodied fish;
Size: 6-10 inches; max 12 inches
Description: related to Pompano and Permit; Jack-like fishes;
Audubon Field Guide; page 487; plates 263-264;
Reef Fish ID 3rd ed; page 52-53; plate 53;
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