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A first north‐eastern Atlantic record of the bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix (L. 1758), (fam. Pomatomidae)
Author(s) -
Cross T. F.,
Lyes M. C.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1974.tb05106.x
Subject(s) - biology , fishery
The capture of a specimen of the bluefish– Pomatomus saltatrix , (L. 1758) off Ballycotton, Co. Cork, Ireland (Lat. 8°W, Long. 51°50′N) is reported. Some diagnostic features and measurements of the specimen are given. This would appear to be the first record of the species for the Eastern Atlantic, north of Spain.