bluefish
Americannoun
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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.
noun
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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
Etymology
Origin of bluefish
Example Sentences
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Menhaden are, Jackson announced, “the most important fish in the sea. They’re the linchpin that converts phytoplankton into a biomass that brings striped bass, bluefish, porpoises, tuna, and whales around.”
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2024
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
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
From the menu the bellboy brought him he selected a luxurious breakfast—broiled bluefish, hominy, French toast, and hot black coffee.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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