Facts about Bluefish
The largest bluefish ever recorded was caught in 1903 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and measured 3 feet, 9 inches and weighed 27 pounds. The oldest fish ever caught was 12 years of age. Peak abundance of bluefish near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay occurs in April-July and again in October-November. Bluefish are so voracious they will even kill prey they do not eat and have occasionally bitten human swimmers who were unfortunate enough to encounter a feeding school. Bluefish are found in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Atlantic. The average length of bluefish is 30 inches(75 centimeters). Their average weight is 10-12 pounds(4.5 - 5.5 kgs). They belong to the family Pomatomidae. They are very closely related to jacks, pompanos, and roosterfish. They are greenish blue in color. They have large powerful jaws that are lined with a single row of small, razor-sharp triangular teeth. Bluefish have a large forked tall fin that pushes them swiftly through water. Bluefish swim together in large schools of like-sized fish. |
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