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bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
| Subject: | bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
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Author David Starr Jordan (1851–1931)
English: Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix (l). New York
Subject: Bluefish
Tag: Fish
Date 1907
Source/Photographer
English: Jordan, David Starr (1907) Fishes, New York City, NY: Henry Holt and Company
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMIB_51622_Bluefish,_Pomatomus_saltatrix_(l)_New_York.jpeg
The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) is the only extant species of the family Pomatomidae. It is a marine pelagic fish found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, except for the northern Pacific Ocean. Bluefish are known as tailor in Australia, shad on the east coast of South Africa, and elf on the western North American coast[citation needed]. Other common names are blue, chopper, and anchoa. It is a popular gamefish. |
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