Species: Cynoscion squamipinnis, Scale-fin weakfish, Scalyfin corvina, Yellow-mouth weakfish

Cynoscion squamipinnis (Günther, 1867)

Scalyfin corvina, Scale-fin weakfish, Yellow-mouth weakfish

Elongate, fusiform, compressed, oval cross-section; head conical; mouth strongly oblique, ends after eye, lower jaw very prominent; front of top jaws with 1 pair of large pointed canines; no pores or barbels on chin; 9-10 lower gill rakers; margin of preopercle smooth; dorsal with long base, no gap separating the two parts, VII-VIII + I, 21-23; anal II, 9; pectoral fins reach beyond tips of depressed pelvic fins; tail fin angular, the middle rays longest; scales rough on body, smooth on head; inner ¾ to all of membranes of soft dorsal and anal fin covered with small scales; 51-61 scales on lateral line, these larger than adjacent rows and with small accessory scales.