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Family
Pomatomidae, BLUEFISHES
Pomatomus saltatrix
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Description: color blue or greenish blue on back, sides
silvery; mouth large; teeth prominent, sharp, and
compressed; dorsal and anal fins nearly the same size;
scales small; lateral line almost straight.
FAST and STRONG
Similar Fish: Blue Runner, C. Crysos.
Where found: young usually INSHORE spring and summer, moving
OFFSHORE to join adults fall and winter; strong migration of
northeast Atlantic stock to Florida east coast in winter.
Size: common 3 to 10 lbs. offshore up to 22 lbs.
Remarks: travels in large schools, following schools of
baitfish; cannibalistic; all members of a given school about
the same size; spawning occurs OFFSHORE in spring and
summer.
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