Definitions for: Bluefish

[n] bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
[n] fatty bluish flesh of bluefish

Webster (1913) Definition: Blue"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
1. A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the
family Carangid[ae], valued as a food fish, and widely
distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and
Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in
Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.

2. A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the
family Labrid[ae].

Note: The name is applied locally to other species of fishes;
as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc.

Synonyms: Pomatomus saltatrix

See Also: bluefish, bluefish, genus Pomatomus, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, Pomatomus, Pomatomus saltatrix, saltwater fish

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