| Description: color blue
or greenish blue on back, sides silvery; mouth large; teeth prominent, sharp, and
compressed; dorsal and anal fins nearly the same size; scales small; lateral line almost
straight. Similar Fish: blue runner, C. crysos. Where found: young usually INSHORE spring and summer, moving OFFSHORE to join adults fall and winter; strong migration of northeast Atlantic stock to Florida east coast in winter. Size: most west coast catches under 3 pounds, much larger on east coast. Florida Record: 22 lbs., 3 oz. Remarks: travels in large schools, following schools of baitfish; cannibalistic; all members of a given school about the same size; spawning occurs OFFSHORE in spring and summer. Photo: The fish in the photo is 36 inches long and weighed 18 pounds. This was a very large blue for Florida! The average size for Florida bluefish is about three pounds and a large fish may go six pounds. |
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