Author Charles Hugh Stevenson (1869–1943)
English: Pomatomus Saltarix (Linnaeus)
Bluefish
Subject: Bluefish
Tag: Fish
Date 1889-1891
Source/Photographer
English: Stevenson, Charles Hugh, b. (1893) Report on the Coast Fisheries of Texas, Report of the Commissioner (United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries), 1889-1891, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMIB_33919_Pomatomus_Saltarix_(Linnaeus).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. |
