Weakfish
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Weakfish | image = Cynoscion regalis (line art).jpg | image_width = 250px | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Actinopterygii | ordo = Perciformes | familia = Sciaenidae | genus = Cynoscion | species = C. regalis | binomial = Cynoscion regalis | binomial_authority = (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) }}
The weakfish, Cynoscion regalis, is a fish of the drum family Sciaenidae.
The head and back of this fish is of dark brown color, with a greenish tinge. The sides are of a faint silvery hue, with dusky specks, and the belly is white. The common name of this fish seems to have originated based on the weakness of the muscles in the mouth which often cause a hook to tear free, allowing the fish to escape. It grows to 3 feet (1 m) in length and 19 pounds, 2 ounces (8.67 kg) in weight. The range is from Nova Scotia, Canada to northern Florida. It is fished both commercially and recreationally.
It is the state fish of Delaware.