Jenkinsia majua Whitehead 1963

No teeth on pre-maxillae, 1 supra-maxilla; W-shaped pelvic scute; isthmus with distinct blunt `shoulders' anteriorly; vertebrae 38 (one fish); silver lateral band not fading away anteriorly. Lower gill raker counts correlated with geographical area: 24 to 28 for J. majua majua (Gulf of Mexico) and 21 to 24 for J. majua woodsi (Bahamas, northwestern Caribbean) (Whitehead, 1963).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0

Usually an inshore schooling species, feeding on zooplankton.

fisheries: subsistence fisheries