Common name | Bluefish |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | British Columbia |
Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | color pattern(s) |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'Bluefish', i.e., referring to striking color pattern of this fish (dorsal surface is dark purple or blue-black to blue-grey, the sides are grey to dark blue with a pinkish iridescence, the ventral surface grey to white) (Ref. 1998). |