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Pomatomus saltatrix Bluefish, Chopper, Choppers, Elf, Marine Piranha, Skipjack, Tailer

Pomatomus saltatrixis commonly referred to as Bluefish, Chopper, Choppers, Elf, Marine Piranha, Skipjack, Tailer. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
8210 
AphiaID:
151482 
Scientific:
Pomatomus saltatrix 
German:
Blaufisch, Blaubarsch 
English:
Bluefish, Chopper, Choppers, Elf, Marine Piranha, Skipjack, Tailer 
Category:
Other Fishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomatomidae (Family) > Pomatomus (Genus) > saltatrix (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1766 
Occurrence:
Circumglobal 
Sea depth:
0 - 200 Meter 
Size:
23.62" - 51.18" (60cm - 130cm) 
Weight:
14.4 kg 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Aquatic plant, Copepods, Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Insects, Invertebrates, Isopods, Krill, Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps, Sepia, Snails, Worms, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Vulnerable (VU) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-07-31 11:08:36 

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(Linnaeus, 1766)

Human use: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish.
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Depth: down to 200 meters.

No fish for reeftanks, best left in the wild.

Synonyms:
Cheilodipterus heptacanthus Lacepède, 1801
Cheilodipterus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766)
Chromis epicurorum Gronow, 1854
Gasterosteus saltatrix Linnaeus, 1766
Gonenion serra Rafinesque, 1810
Lopharis mediterraneus Rafinesque, 1810
Perca lophar Forsskål, 1775
Pomatomix saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766)
Pomatomus pedica Whitley, 1931
Pomatomus saltator (Linnaeus, 1766)
Pomatomus skib Lacepède, 1802
Scomer sypterus Pallas, 1814
Sparactodon nalnal Rochebrune, 1880
Sypterus pallasii Eichwald, 1831
emnodon conidens Castelnau, 1861
Temnodon saltator (Linnaeus, 1766)
Temnodon tubulus Saville-Kent, 1893

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomatomidae (Family) > Pomatomus (Genus) > Pomatomus saltatrix (Species)

Scientific paper

  1. Reproduction, condition and abundance of the Mediterranean bluefish ( Pomatomus saltatrix ) in the context of sea warming, Villegas-Hernández, Harold; Lloret, Josep; Muñoz, Marta , 2015
  2. Molecular studies on larvae of Pseudoterranova parasite of Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758 and Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) off Brazilian waters, Borges, Juliana N.; Cunha, Luiz F. G.; Miranda, Daniele F.; Monteiro-Neto, Cassiano; Santos, Cláudia P. , 2015
  3. Trophic Modeling of Shortfin Mako (Isurus Oxyrinchus) and Bluefish (Pomatomus Saltatrix) Interactions in the Western North Atlantic Ocean, W. J. Harford, 2013
  4. Monitoring Programme on Toxic Metal in Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) from Istanbul, Turkey: Levels and Estimated Weekly Intake, Özkan Özden, 2013
  5. Mercury and selenium levels, and selenium:mercury molar ratios of brain, muscle and other tissues in bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) from New Jersey, USA, Burger, Joanna; Jeitner, Christian; Donio, Mark; Pittfield, Taryn; Gochfeld, Michael , 2013
  6. Catch-and-release angling mortality of south-eastern Australian Pomatomus saltatrix, Broadhurst, MK; Butcher, PA; Cullis, BR , 2012
  7. Changes in life-history traits in relation to climate change: bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) in the northwestern Mediterranean, Sabates, A.; Martin, P.; Raya, V. , 2012
  8. The use of thyme and laurel essential oil treatments to extend the shelf life of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) during storage in ice, Nuray Erkan; Şehnaz Yasemin Tosun; Şafak Ulusoy; Gonca Üretener, 2011
  9. Erratum to: The use of thyme and laurel essential oil treatments to extend the shelf life of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) during storage in ice, Nuray Erkan; Şehnaz Yasemin Tosun; Şafak Ulusoy; Gonca Üretener, 2011
  10. Residency and migratory behaviour by adult Pomatomus saltatrix in a South African coastal embayment, R.D. Hedger; T.F. Næsje; P.D. Cowley; E.B. Thorstad; C. Attwood; F. Økland; C.G. Wilke; S. Kerwath, 2010
  11. What can be learned from fishers? An integrated survey of fishers’ local ecological knowledge and bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) biology on the Brazilian coast, Renato Azevedo Matias Silvano; Alpina Begossi, 2010
  12. The Effect of Contaminated Prey on Feeding, Activity, and Growth of Young-of-the-Year Bluefish,Pomatomus saltatrix, in the Laboratory, Allison C. Candelmo; Ashok Deshpande; Bruce Dockum; Peddrick Weis; Judith S. Weis, 2010
  13. The discovery ofCaligustemnodontisBrian, 1924 (Copepoda: Caligidae) from the bluefishPomatomus saltatrix(Linnaeus) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, Argun A. Özak; Hoda H. El-Rashidy; İbrahim Demirkale; Geoff A. Boxshall, 2010
  14. Risk to consumers from mercury in bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) from New Jersey: Size, season and geographical effects, Joanna Burger, 2009
  15. Age-validation and growth of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) along the East Coast of the United States, Eric Robillard; Christian S. Reiss; Cynthia M. Jones, 2009
  16. Heavy Metal Contaminants in Tissues of the Garfish,Belone beloneL., 1761, and the Bluefish,Pomatomus saltatrixL., 1766, from Turkey Waters, Aysun Türkmen; Yalçın Tepe; Mustafa Türkmen; Ekrem Mutlu, 2009
  17. Reproductive biology of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) along the East Coast of the United States, Eric Robillard; Christian S. Reiss; Cynthia M. Jones, 2008
  18. Cohort splitting in bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, in the US mid-Atlantic Bight, JODY L. CALLIHAN; LYNN T. TAKATA; RYAN J. WOODLAND; DAVID H. SECOR, 2008
  19. Interactions between bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix (L.) and coastal sea-cage farms in the Mediterranean Sea, P. Sanchez-Jerez; D. Fernandez-Jover; J. Bayle-Sempere; C. Valle; T. Dempster; F. Tuya; F. Juanes, 2008
  20. Age, growth, and reproductive season of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) in the Marmara region, Turkey, Ceyhan, T.; Akyol, O.; Ayaz, A.; Juanes, F. , 2007
  21. Trypsin from the pyloric caeca of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), Sappasith Klomklao; Soottawat Benjakul; Wonnop Visessanguan; Hideki Kishimura; Benjamin K. Simpson, 2007
  22. Habitat selection and quality for multiple cohorts of young-of-the-year bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix): Comparisons between estuarine and ocean beaches in southern New Jersey, David L. Taylor; Ryan S. Nichols; Kenneth W. Able, 2007
  23. Morphometric and meristic variation between stocks of Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) in the Black, Marmara, Aegean and northeastern Mediterranean Seas, Cemal Turan; Mustafa Oral; Bayram Öztürk; Ertuğ Düzgüneş, 2006
  24. Local knowledge on a cosmopolitan fish: Ethnoecology of Pomatomus saltatrix (Pomatomidae) in Brazil and Australia, R.A.M. Silvano; A. Begossi, 2005
  25. Structure, attachment, replacement and growth of teeth in bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix (), a teleost with deeply socketed teeth, William E. Bemis; Anne Giuliano; Betty McGuire, 2005
  26. Short-term hooking mortality of tailor (Pomatomus saltatrix) in Western Australia and the impact on yield per recruit, Suzanne G Ayvazian; Brent S Wise; Glen C Young, 2002
  27. Diet and Habitat use by Bluefish, Pomatomus Saltatrix, in a Chesapeake Bay Estuary, Juliana M. Harding; Roger Mann, 2001
  28. Seasonal Variation in the Diets of Bluefish,Pomatomus saltatrix(Pomatomidae) and Striped Weakfish,Cynoscion guatucupa(Sciaenidae) in Southern Brazil: Implications of Food Partitioning, Flavia M. Lucena; Teodoro Vaske; Jim R. Ellis; Carl M. O'Brien, 2000
  29. Impact of age-0 bluefish ( Pomatomus saltatrix ) predation on age-0 fishes in the Hudson River estuary: evidence for density-dependent loss of juvenile striped bass ( Morone saxatilis ), Buckel, Jeffrey A; Conover, David O; Steinberg, Nancy D; McKown, Kim A , 1999
  30. Predation by juvenile piscivorous bluefish ( Pomatomus saltatrix ): the influence of prey to predator size ratio and prey type on predator capture success and prey profitability, Scharf, Frederick S; Buckel, Jeffrey A; Juanes, Francis; Conover, David O , 1998
  31. SIZE, GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND SURVIVAL OF THE PLANKTONIC LARVAE OF POMATOMUS SALTATRIX (PISCES: POMATOMIDAE), Hare, Jonathan A.; Cowen, Robert K. , 1997
  32. Size, Growth, Development, and Survival of the Planktonic Larvae of Pomatomus Saltatrix (Pisces: Pomatomidae), Jonathan A. Hare and Robert K. Cowen, 1997
  33. Comparing Early Life History Strategies of Pomatomus saltatrix : a Global Approach, Juanes, F; Hare, JA; Miskiewicz, AG , 1996
  34. Comparative Properties of Bluefish ( Pomatomus saltatrix ) Gels Formulated by High Hydrostatic Pressure and Heat, Sareevoravitkul, Ramon; Simpson, Benjamin K.; Ramaswamy, Hosahali S. , 1996
  35. Occurrence and effect of the parasitic isopod, Lironeca ovalis (Isopoda: Cyymothoidae), on young-of-the-year bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix (Pisces: Pomatomidae), Marks, R E; Juanes, F; Hare, J A; Conover, D O , 1996
  36. Transport Mechanisms of Larval and Pelagic Juvenile Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) from South Atlantic Bight Spawning Grounds to Middle Atlantic Bight Nursery Habitats, Jonathan A. Hare and Robert K. Cowen, 1996
  37. The Effect of the Parasitic Cymothoid Isopod, Lironeca ovalis (Say, 1818) on Growth of Young-of-the-Year Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766), Matthew Landau, Michael J. Danko and Carol Slocum, 1995
  38. Effect of age, growth rate, and ontogeny on the otolith size – fish size relationship in bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix , and the implications for back-calculation of size in fish early life history stages, Hare, Jonathan A.; Cowen, Robert K. , 1995
  39. Rapid Growth, High Feeding Rates, and Early Piscivory in Young-of-the-Year Bluefish ( Pomatomus saltatrix ), Juanes, Francis; Conover, David O. , 1994
  40. Ontogeny and otolith microstructure of bluefishPomatomus saltatrix(Pisces: Pomatomidae), J. A. Hare; R. K. Cowen, 1994
  41. Cardiovascular responses of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) to epinephrine, phentolamine and atropine, Stephen H. Fox; Christopher S. Ogilvy; Arthur B. DuBois, 1992
  42. Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Compensation for Gravity in Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), Christopher S. Ogilvy, Stephen H. Fox and Arthur B. Dubois, 1989
  43. Distribution pattern and reduction of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in bluefishPomatomus saltatrix(Linnaeus) fillets through adipose tissue removal, Marion Sanders; Bennie L. Haynes, 1988
  44. Henneguya sp. (Cnidospora: Myxosporida) Parasitic in the Heart of the Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, Theodore R. Meyers, Thomas K. Sawyer and Sharon A. MacLean, 1977
  45. Attacks by Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) on Humans in South Florida, Donald P. de Sylva, 1976
  46. The Parasitic Copepod, Caligus elongatus Nordmann, 1832, on the Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix (L. 1758): A First Host Record, T. F. Cross and S. P. Johnson, 1976
  47. The relation between capillaries and neurons in the caudal neurosecretory system ofPomatomus saltatrix, R. M. Kriebel; G. D. Meetz; J. D. Burke, 1976
  48. Relation Between Total Body Weight and Concentrations of Manganese, Iron, Copper, Zinc, and Mercury in White Muscle of Bluefish ( Pomatomus saltatrix ) and a Bathyl-Demersal Fish Antimora rostrata, Cross, F. A.; Hardy, L. H.; Jones, N. Y.; Barber, R. T. , 1973
  49. Aerobic Microflora of the Bluefish ( Pomatomus saltatrix ) Intestine, Newman Jr., Joseph T.; Cosenza, Benjamin J.; Buck, John D. , 1972
  50. The Effect of Temperature on the Activity of Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix L, Bori L. Olla and Anne L. Studholme, 1971

External links

  1. Assessment of morphological variation between stocks of bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix (Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Pomatomidae), in the Aegean Sea, Black Sea, and Sea of Marmara (en). Abgerufen am 01.04.2021.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. Reproductive biology and recruitment of bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix (Perciformes: Pomatomidae) in the southwestern Atlantic (en). Abgerufen am 04.02.2021.
  7. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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