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The Southern Kingfish:
This fish has a multitude of names and especially around Grand Isle, its
called a Channel Mullet, some call it a Grass Mullet but in fact it's
not in the mullet family at all. There are a trio of these fish per Dr.
Bob Shipp. Their names are the Southern Kingfish, Northern Kingfish and
the Gulf Kingfish "Whiting". The fish shown below is the Southern
Kingfish with a scientific name of "menticirrhus, americanus". The
northern variety has a high flagging dorsal fin that sets it apart from
the other two species, the only species I have seen around Grand Isle is
the Southern Kingfish. |
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