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Moonfish, Bumper 



Moonfish 

 Vomer setapinnis (Mitchill) 



Color: Blue-green above; sides silvery. 

 Distribution: Found from Uruguay to Cape Cod and stray- 

 ing north as far as Nova Scotia. 

 Size: Reaches a length of one foot. 



General Information: This species is most common from 

 Chesapeake Bay south. Young less than 4 inches long are 

 frequently caught north of Chesapeake Bay. 

 Economic Importance: The Moonfish is used as food in 

 some localities in the southern part of its range. 



Bumper 

 Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus) 



The Bumper ranges from Brazil to Cape Cod and as a 

 straggler into the Gulf of Maine. It is not common north 

 of North Carolina. It is a small species, seldom over 8 

 inches long, not highly valued as food. 



