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bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
| Subject: | bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
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Author H. L. Todd
English: Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix (L.), Gill
Subject: Bluefish
Tag: Fish
Date 1884
Source/Photographer
English: George Brown Goode (1884) Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States: Section I, Natural History of Useful Aquatic Animals, Plates, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMIB_51042_Bluefish.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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