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Spotted seatrout are a sought after fish species for both recreational and commercial fishermen in Florida. They are distributed along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to southern Florida and throughout the Gulf of Mexico to Carmen Island in the Lower Gulf of Campeche, Mexico. They are most common along the Gulf coast from the west coast of Florida to Texas.

Spotted seatrout are unique in that that their entire life is estuary dependent and they rarely migrate far from the estuaries where they were spawned. They can tolerate wide salinities and may be found in waters ranging from fresh to hyper saline.

In southwest Florida, spotted seatrout are generally found associated with vegetated areas, such as seagrass beds and mangroves, and in close proximity to deep areas for seeking refuge from extreme temperatures. In the northern Gulf where seagrass is sparse, spotted seatrout are found in and adjacent to marshes, over sand, mud, shell reefs, and around oil platforms.

During their adult life, these beautiful fish have elongated silvery bodies with a slightly elevated back, and yellow-green dorsal and caudal (tail) fins. They have a pointed snout, and a large mouth lined with many sharp teeth, and two distinct canine teeth on their upper jaw that aid in feeding. True to their name, spotted seatrout have irregular black spots on their upper half, which extend from their first dorsal fin through their caudal fin.

Untrue to their name, spotted seatrout are not really trout. True trout are members of the family Salmonidae, which includes salmon, trout, and char. Spotted seatrout are members of the family Sciaenidae (sigh-EE-nih-dee) which includes redfish, croaker, and black drum.

Sciaenids are known for having the ability to produce a “croaking” or “drumming” sound by vibrating special red sonic muscles against their swim bladder. Both male and female sciaenids “drum” during courtship and spawning; however, spotted seatrout are unique in that sound production is exclusive to males. Female spotted seatrout do possess the red sonic muscles but do not appear to use them for sound production.

Spotted seatrout males become sexually mature around age two when they are about 8-9 inches long, and females mature at three years when they are 8-10 inches long. Spawning along the western Gulf takes place from late March to September with peak spawning from June through August. Spawning occurs over seagrass, and within or near channels and passes.

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