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Black drum

Pogonias cromis · Sea

Big grunting drum of the western Atlantic with chin barbels; large fish are tough, small ones are best to eat.

Black drum (Pogonias cromis)

Photo: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Best months

Mar–Jun. Northern hemisphere; shift by six months south of the equator.

Typical size40–60 cm · record about 115 cm
DietShellfish, crabs
RegionsNorth AmericaCentral America
Catching tip. Cut crab or clam on the bottom in channels and surf.

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