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Pomatomus saltatrix

(Snapping mackerel)

Overview

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Elf, Elwe, Shad

Common Names in Albanian:

Gofe

Common Names in Arabic:

Ach'ked, Magres, Tekwa, Tekwaya, ﺱﺮﻐﻣ

Common Names in Arabic, Hassaniya:

Ach'ked

Common Names in Armenian:

Tekwa, Tekwaya

Common Names in Catalan:

Tallahams

Common Names in Chinese:

扁鰺, 鯥

Common Names in Creole, Portuguese:

Anchova

Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins, French:

Anchova

Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins, Portuguese:

Anchova

Common Names in Croatian:

Plitica, Strijelka

Common Names in Danish:

Bl, Blåbars

Common Names in Dutch:

Haring

Common Names in English:

Ancho, Blue fish, Blue-fish, Bluefish, Chopper, Choppers, Elf, Fatback, greenfish, Horsemackerel, Jumbos, Marine Piranha, Razorbacks, Salmon bluefish, Shad, Skipjack, Skipmackerel, Snap mackerel, Snapper Blue, Snapping mackerel, Tailor, Tailor run

Common Names in Finnish:

Sinikala

Common Names in French:

Coupe-fil, Le coryphène, Poisson bleu, Tassergal, Tassergal jeune

Common Names in German:

Blaubandgr, Blaubarsch, Blaufisch

Common Names in Greek:

Gof, Gofári, Γουφάρι, Γοφάρι, Λουφάρι

Common Names in Greek, Modern:

Gofári, Γοφάρι, луфарь

Common Names in Greek, Modern (1453):

Gofári, Γοφάρι, луфарь

Common Names in Italian:

Ancioia, Limone, Limun, Pesce bianco, Pesce serra, Pisci schiavu, Pisci serra, Rasania, Serra

Common Names in Japanese:

Amikiri, Okisuzuki

Common Names in Maltese:

Serra tas-snien, Serragsirra imperjali

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

扁鰺, 扁鲹, 鯥

Common Names in Norwegian:

Dyphavsabbor

Common Names in Polish:

Tasergal

Common Names in Portuguese:

Albacora, Anchova, Anchoveta, Anchovinha, Anxova, Atum, Chova, Dichova, Dzolhwa, Enchova, Enchova-baeta, Enchoveta, Enchoveta-baeta, Enchovinha, Enxova, Enxoveta, Marisqueira, Piquitinga, Tonina, Xidama, Xidanakata, Xidzukudzuana

Common Names in Rumanian:

Lufar

Common Names in Russian:

Lufar, луфарь

Common Names in Serbian:

Plitica, Strijelka skakusa

Common Names in Slovene:

Skakavka

Common Names in Slovenian:

Skakavka

Common Names in Somali:

Qayac

Common Names in Spanish:

Anchoa, Anchoa de banco, Anchova de banco, Anjova, Pez azul

Common Names in Susu:

Kouta

Common Names in Swedish:

Bl, Blåfisk, Teleskopabborre

Common Names in Turkish:

Çinekop balığı, Defne yaprağı balığı, Kofana balığı, Lüfer, Lüfer balığı, Sarıkanat balığı

Common Names in Turkmen:

Lüfer

Common Names in Wolof:

N´got, N'got, Nalnol, Ngal-ngal, Ngot, Rakk, Sak, Sakö

Description

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Habitat

Occurs in oceanic and coastal waters [1]. They are most common along surf beaches and rock headlands in clean, high energy waters, although adults can also be found in estuaries and into brackish water[2].

Biome: Marine .

Biology

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Diet

Feeds on other fish[3], crustaceans and cephalopods (Ref. 47377).

Migration

Migrates to warmer water during winter and to cooler water in summer [4].

Behavior

Small fish may be found in shallow coastal waters at least 2 m depth [5], in schools pursuing and attacking small fishes (Ref. 9626). Adults are in loose groups, often attacking shoals of mullets or other fishes and destroying numbers apparently far in excess of feeding requirements[6]. Associated with sharks and billfishes [1]. A voracious and aggressive species[7], reported to bite when handled.

Sound types : escape sounds, clicks and thumps. Sound organ: swim bladder and probably teeth. Sonic mechanism: not specified.

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Cheilodipterus heptacanthus Lacepède • Cheilodipterus saltatrixCheilodipterus saltatrix (Linnaeus • Cheilodipterus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) • Chromis epicurorum Gronow • Gasterosteus saltatrixGasterosteus saltatrix Linnaeus • Gonenion serra Rafinesque • Lopharis mediterraneus Rafinesque • Perca lophar Forsskål • Pomatomix saltatrixPomatomix saltatrix (Linnaeus • Pomatomix saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) • Pomatomus pedica Whitley • Pomatomus sallatrixPomatomus sallatrix (Linnaeus • Pomatomus sallatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) • Pomatomus saltatorPomatomus saltator (Linnaeus • Pomatomus saltator (Linnaeus, 1766) • Pomatomus saltatrixPomatomus Saltratrix • Pomatomus skib Lacepède • Scomer sypterus Pallas • Sparactodon nalnal Rochebrune • Sypterus pallasii Eichwald • Temnodon conidens Castelnau • Temnodon saltatorTemnodon saltator (Linnaeus • Temnodon saltator (Linnaeus, 1766) • Temnodon tubulus Saville-Kent

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 09-Nov-1998

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Pomatomus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. saltator (Snapping Mackerel) · P. saltatrix (Snapping Mackerel) · P. saltratrix (Snapping Mackerel) · P. telescopium (Deepsea Cardinalfish)

More Info

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Claro, R. (1994). Características generales de la ictiofauna. p. 55-70. In R. Claro (ed.) Ecología de los peces marinos de Cuba. Instituto de Oceanología Academia de Ciencias de Cuba and Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo. [back]
  2. Grant, E.M. (1982). Guide to fishes. Dep. Harbours Mar., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 896 p. [back]
  3. Maigret, J. and B. Ly (1986). Les poissons de mer de Mauritanie. Science Nat., Compiègne. 213 p. [back]
  4. Frimodt, C. (1995). Multilingual illustrated guide to the world's commercial warmwater fish. Fishing News Books, Osney Mead, Oxford, England. 215 p. [back]
  5. May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell (1986). Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. [back]
  6. Collette, B.B. (1999). Pomatomidae. Bluefishes. p. 2650. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). [back]
  7. Cervigón, F. (1993). Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012