bluefish

[ bloo-fish ]

/ ˈbluˌfɪʃ /

a predaceous, marine, bluish or greenish food fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of North and South America.

any of various fishes, usually of a bluish color.

Origin of bluefish

An Americanism dating back to 1615–25; blue + fish

We fished together—for bluefish in the Long Island sound and for tarpon at Islamorada.

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It tells the story of the Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, a five-week fishing tournament with a $30,000 prize.

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There "greenfish" is applied to the bluefish, of which there were and are at times plenty in the Rappahannock river.

The Bounty of the Chesapeake |James Wharton
In the Gulf of Mexico it often feeds in company with the salt-water trout, and in northern waters with the bluefish and weakfish.

Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others |James Alexander Henshall

Its flavor is by many considered fine, and is not unlike that of the bluefish.

Tales of Fishes |Zane Grey
At this momentous juncture, old Bluefish, to our unmitigated astonishment, started up with a wild whoop.

Barney Blake, The Boy Privateer |Herrick Johnstone
After the horse-racing came the bull and bear fight, in which old Bluefish and myself evinced an especial interest.

Barney Blake, The Boy Privateer |Herrick Johnstone

bluefish

/ (ˈbluːˌfɪʃ) /

Also called: snapper a predatory bluish marine percoid food and game fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, related to the horse mackerel: family Pomatomidae

any of various other bluish fishes