Title: American food and game fishes. A popular account of all the species found in America north of the equator, with keys for ready identification, life histories and methods of capture
Identifier: americanfoodgame00jord (find matches)
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931; Evermann, Barton Warren, 1853-1932
Subjects: Fishes -- North America
Date 1908
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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.