Lookdown, Banded Rudder Fish 361 



Look-down 

 Selene vomer (Linnaeus) 



Color: Blue-green abbve; bright silvery sides; young have 



four or more dusky vertical bars on sides. 



Distribution: Occurs in warm waters on both American 



coasts. In the Atlantic it is common from Uruguay to 



Chesapeake Bay, and the young are frequently taken north 



of Chesapeake Bay to Cape Cod and occasionally north to 



the Gulf of Maine. 



Size: Reaches a length of one foot. 



General Information: The Look-down is less common 



north of Chesapeake Bay than the moonfish. Only young 



fish, mostly under 4 inches in length, are taken in the 



northern area. 



Economic Importance: The Look-down is considered a 



good food fish in some sections of its southern range. 



Banded Rudder Fish 

 Seriola zonata (Mitchill) 



Color: Silvery brown or blue above; sides paler; white 

 below. Young fish has 5-6 dark brown or blue vertical 

 bands on body. 



