We have these in massive numbers on the flats around Wilderness Island. Schools of of 40 fish are not uncommon.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Trachinotus
Species: T. falcatus

Permit are usually found in shallow, tropical waters such as flats, channels, and muddy bottoms. They are usually seen as individuals or in small schools. Although permit are found close to shore and even in some brackish areas, they spawn offshore.

Young Permit are found usually in the surf zone where there are plenty of small invertebrates for them to feed on.