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'''Bluefish''' (''Pomatomus saltatrix'') are marine [[fish]] found in all oceans except for the eastern [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]]. They are the sole members of the '''Pomatomidae''' family. In Australia the common |
'''Bluefish''' (''Pomatomus saltatrix'') are marine [[fish]] found in all oceans except for the eastern [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]]. They are the sole members of the '''Pomatomidae''' family. In Australia the common name is "Tailor" supposedly referring to the similarity between their sharp toothed jaws and tailors' shears. |
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On the western side of the Atlantic, their range is from Argentina to Nova Scotia. |
On the western side of the Atlantic, their range is from Argentina to Nova Scotia. |
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Their flesh is considered to be quite oily. To minimize any ''fishy'' taste, they should be gutted and put on ice promptly. |
Their flesh is considered to be quite oily. To minimize any ''fishy'' taste, they should be gutted and put on ice promptly. |
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Taxonomically, the [[gnomefish]] were formerly in Pomatomidae, but they are now in a separate family [[Scombropidae]]. |
Taxonomically, the [[gnomefish]] were formerly in Pomatomidae, but they are now in a separate family [[Scombropidae]]. |
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Revision as of 19:01, 24 March 2006
- This article is on the Bluefish fish, for the text editor of same name, see Bluefish (text editor).
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| Family: | Pomatomidae
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| Genus: | Pomatomus
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| Species: | P. saltatrix
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Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) are marine fish found in all oceans except for the eastern Pacific. They are the sole members of the Pomatomidae family. In Australia the common name is "Tailor" supposedly referring to the similarity between their sharp toothed jaws and tailors' shears.
On the western side of the Atlantic, their range is from Argentina to Nova Scotia.
Bluefish lay eggs, the larvae of which become zooplankton,largely at the mercy of the currents. In the western side of the North Atlantic, there are at least two populations, separated by Cape Hatteras in North Carolina. The Gulf Stream can carry larvae spawned to the south of Cape Hatteras to the north, and eddies can spin off, carrying the larvae into populations found off the coast of the Mid-Atlantic, and the New England states.
Bluefish are an important recreational fishery and are prized for their fighting ability. When Bluefish are in a "feeding frenzy", fishermen can catch them using silver spoons, and pretty much any minnow shaped plug (silver being the color of choice) and doing a fast retrieve.
Their flesh is considered to be quite oily. To minimize any fishy taste, they should be gutted and put on ice promptly.
Taxonomically, the gnomefish were formerly in Pomatomidae, but they are now in a separate family Scombropidae.
References
- "Pomatomus saltatrix". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 30 January.
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The average bluefish landings as part of the tag and release program from 1970-2000:
1970 - 487 1971 - 491 1972 - 517 1973 - 496 1974 - 531 1975 - 529 1976 - 557 1977 - 543 1978 - 570 1979 - 637 1980 - 643 1981 - 625 1982 - 598 1983 - 632 1984 - 654 1985 - 667 1986 - 674 1987 - 691 1988 - 675 1989 - 639 1990 - 751 1991 - 769 1992 - 771 1993 - 1003 1994 - 1761 1995 - 1178 1996 - 1120 1997 - 917 1998 - 802 1999 - 795 2000 - 1032