Permit

The permit is an oddly shaped, silvery fish in the jack family. It is related to the pompano. We often encounter small groups of 2 to 4 permit while snorkeling, and occasionally while diving. Most of the permit that we have seen were a little over a foot long.

Today, we encountered this big permit (at least 2 feet long), swimming alone, in shallow water.  It looked a little beaten up around the head, mouth, and tail.  It might have recently been hooked by a fisherman.  It swam very close by, and didn't seem to pay any attention to us.