Speckled Trout

Cynoscion nebulosus

• Distinguishing characteristics:  The speckled trout has a long and sleek body. It has a squared tail fin with a deep notch in its dorsal fin.  It also has lots of black spots.

 

In the Wild

• Habitat:  It lives in brackish water in shallow areas.
• Diet:  Eats small fish and shrimp.
• Predators:  Other large fish eat it as well as birds such as osprey.
• Size:   14-20 inches is how big the speckled trout gets in the wild.
• Breeding:  They spawn in salty water at night from late May through July.
• Life Span:  It can live 15 to 18 years old.

 

 

In the Aquatics Lab

• Diet:
• Size:
• Quantity:  We no longer have any speckled trout in the lab.

 

 

Other information

• Virginia Regulations:  They have to be at least 14 inches and you are only allowed 10.
• Commercial Uses:  Yes there is commercial uses for catching speckled trout.