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bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
Subject: bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
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FMIB 45663 Pomatomus saltator.jpeg
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bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)


Author Edgar Ravenswood Waite (1866–1928)
English: Pomatomus saltator
Subject: Bluefish, Skipjacks
Tag: Fish
Date 1921
Source/Photographer
English: Waite, Edgar R. (1921) Illustrated Catalogue of the Fishes of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia: G. Hassell & Son
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMIB_45663_Pomatomus_saltator.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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