Appearance

• Silvery color with a bluish or greenish back
• Slender, round body
• Snout long and overhanging lower jaw
• Dark streaks on upper half of body and faint cross-bands extending down to lateral line
• Extremities of dorsal and caudal fins are shaded with black

Similar Species: Ladyfish, E. saurus (mouth terminal, at the very front of head)

Size: Up to 18 pounds; rarely more than 10 pounds

Habitat

Inshore fish inhabiting shallow waters often less than one foot deep, usually over lush seagrass flats, but occasionally over white sand

Behavior

Bonefish have deeply forked tails that provide power for chasing prey in lush grass beds. Keen eyesight and a skittish nature make these fish a prized trophy for saltwater anglers. They travel in small schools prowling grass beds and sand flats for shrimp, crabs and other invertebrates.