bluefish
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a predaceous, marine, bluish or greenish food fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of North and South America.
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any of various fishes, usually of a bluish color.
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Also called: snapper. a predatory bluish marine percoid food and game fish, Pomatomus saltatrix , related to the horse mackerel: family Pomatomidae
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any of various other bluish fishes
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For instance, water quality along Long Island has improved in recent years, letting bluefish and bunker fish flourish and increasing the odds that predators like sharks will seek them out.
From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2023
He wanted to prepare me, I think, for the fact that this wasn’t going to be an experience that resembled, say, a fight with a large striped bass or a bluefish.
From Slate • Sep. 1, 2022
Or kuromutsu, the Japanese bluefish, with its rich meat and purplish tint.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2021
This overharvesting has had a devastating impact on the commercial harvest of striped bass, bluefish and weakfish over the past 22 years, with declines in harvest of 34 percent, 76 percent and 98 percent, respectively.
From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2021
They fished for a while longer and caught a bluefish, but they let it go.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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