back, shading to silvery sides, white below; anal and

pelvic fins yellowish; dark blotch at base of pectoral

fin; inverted V-shaped mouth; insertion of second dorsal

over that of the anal fin.

(note difference in shape of fins and opercular margins, see inset).

during spring and summer; juveniles occur INSHORE;

feeds on algae, small crustaceans, and detritus.