Hake Weakfish

A moderate sized Cynoscion, the largest specimen is 353 mm TL. It can be distinguished from its congeners by : a long head contained 2.8 to 3 times in SL, a large eye contained 5.1 to 5.8 times in head length (HL), a low gill raker count, a relatively high number of dorsal-fin rays (23-26), a long pectoral fin contained 1.6 in HL, a dark steel grey color on its dorsum and a black pigmented oral cavity.

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 26; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 25

fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus