Drum & Croaker
Grey Trout
Cynoscion nebulosus
SaltwaterSciaenidaeLeast Concern
About
The Grey Trout, also known as Spotted Seatrout, is a slender fish with a silvery-grey body covered in distinct black spots. They are ambush predators, often found lurking near seagrass beds and structures, waiting to strike at smaller fish and crustaceans.
- Average size
- 19-24 inches, 3-6 lbs
- Colors
- Silvery-grey with black spots, sometimes with a bluish or greenish tint on the back
- Diet
- Smaller fish, shrimp, crabs, and other crustaceans
- Region
- Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States, from southern New England to Florida and throughout the Gulf of Mexico