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The red drum belongs to the Scianidae family. The maximum reported length is 155 cm, but this species is generally observed at a length of about 100 cm. The maximum registered weight of the red drum is just under 45.0 kg. It is known to live to be at least 50 years old. It breeds from mid-August to mid-November. It can be caught from fall to winter.
The body of the red drum is elongated with a slightly arched back and a sloping head. It has a blunt snout with a large subterminal mouth similar to most species of the Sciaenidae family. There are two dorsal fins, the first with ten hard spines and the second with one hard spine and many soft rays. The caudal fin is slightly concave. The red drum differs from the black drum, which is closely linked to it (Pogonias cromis) by its absence of barbels. The red drum is generally coppery reddish. The coloring can also range from deep dark copper to an almost silvery sheen. The ventral side is generally lighter to almost white in color. The red drums have a distinct black spot near the base of the tail. One point is the most common, but some people have several points.
The Red Drum lifestyle
The young red drum feeds on small crustaceans and marine worms. When the red drum reaches lengths greater than 200 mm, the diet includes small bony fish such as Microgobius gulosus, Menidia Peninsulae, Leiostomus xanthurus and Cyprinodon Panagates, among others. Adult drums also feed on larger crustaceans, such as blue crab (Callinectes sapidus).
Drums are known to produce a characteristic drum noise during spawning. Females can produce half to two million eggs per season, each egg measuring about 1.0 mm in diameter. Eggs hatch about 28 to 30 hours after spawning, resulting in larvae with a standard length of about 6 to 8 mm. These larvae are transported into estuaries by currents before settling in the beds. Juveniles and sub-adults generally remain in bays and estuaries until they are three or four years old, then leave the estuary to join mature adults in coastal waters.
The Red Drum habitat
As a coastal species, the red drum inhabits in a wide range of habitats, including river mouths, estuaries, bays, mudflats, sandy bottoms, seagrass beds, oyster beds, surfing areas and continental shelf waters.
The red drum is a euryhaline fish found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Tuxpan, Mexico.
The Red Drum angling
They can be caught with a spinning tackle or a casting tackle.
