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Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766)

Bluefish
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Argentina country information

Common names: Anchoa, Anchoa de banco, Pez azul
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to the Patagonian region (Ref. 27363). Also Ref. 7251, 8984, 26340, 26938.
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nakamura, I., T. Inada, M. Takeda and H. Hatanaka, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tassergal, Anjova, Луфарь, ... more

Classification / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes(สกุล, ชนิด) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Pomatomidae (Bluefishes)
Etymology: Pomatomus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, tomos = portion (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range นิเวศวิทยา

เกี่ยวกับทะเล,น้ำเค็ม; กร่อย; สัตว์น้ำที่อาศัยและอพยพภายในทะเลเท่านั้น (Ref. 51243); ระดับความลึก 0 - 200 m (Ref. 54708).   Subtropical; 53°N - 44°S, 98°W - 180°E

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