![]() Their hunting strategy consists in driving their preys to the shallower coastal areas, where it’s easier to paralyze and capture the fish that try to escape from their lunges. It’s important to point out that this species has a legendary eating habit, as they have the reputation of violently breaking the schools of fish, biting, paralyzing and killing a large number of fish, larger than they are able to eat. They usually feed on schools, actively chasing prey at low tides, or in shallow waters, where their food is much easier to catch. There are more than seventy species of fish and invertebrates, that have been found in the stomach of the blue fish. The blue fish is a powerful predator of other fish Juveniles usually feed on small shrimps, anchovies, and other mollusks, while adults eat black tetra fish Atlantic mackerel, anchovies, and other young fish. Once the eggs have hatched the larvae remain on the water’s surface, so they are swept by the prevailing currents along the entire continental shelf.įertility, or the number of eggs that a female produces, is closely related to its size.Ī female measuring fifty-two centimeters can easily produce nine hundred thousand eggs while one that measures about sixty centimeters, can spawn more than one million eggs in a single season. It mainly occurs on the high seas, specifically on the continental shelf. The spawning of blue fish takes place between the months of June and August when the water temperatures reach between 64✯ and 72✯. ![]() Yet, they are also found in the Mediterranean, and Black seas In the Indian Ocean, as well as in Tasmania and Australia. Like most bony and cartilaginous fish, the blue fish usually inhabits warm and warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, from Nova Scotia to Uruguay and on the West African coast. One of the characteristics that distinguish the blue fish is that its lower jaw is extended downwards, and is aligned with the lower jaw with extremely sharp teeth. Moreover, they have a dorsal fin and an anal fin, and their tail is slightly bifurcated. Their body is covered with relatively small scales and a straight lateral line. Their name isn’t totally related to their color since the blue fish have a greenish blue coloration that turns dark blue on their back, and silvery white on their lower body. We invite you to read our article the anatomy of fish to learn about such an interesting topic. These fish have been considered primitive relatives of tunas , but their exact relationship with other fish is still to be discussed. ![]() Then, when they are five years old, they measure sixty-five centimeters, and weigh three and a half kilograms.įinally, when these wonderful fishes are 10 years old or more they reach almost ninety centimeters, and their maximum weight is ten kilograms. It’s worth mentioning that when snappers are one year old measure approximately twenty-five centimeters, and they weigh almost two kilograms. These fish can live up to fourteen years, and reach their sexual maturity at two years of life. They are native to the American coasts, and European-African Atlantic Ocean. The blue fish is a member of the pomatomidae family and is a species of fish very difficult to distinguish, since both sexes are the same size, and with the same pattern of colors. ♦ Japanese: Amikiri, Okisuzuki, Okisade The Blue fish Main Characteristics ![]()
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