Bluefish

Bluefish are common throughout the Atlantic Ocean, but are also found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, except for the northern Pacific Ocean. Bluefish are known as tailor in Australia and New Zealand, elf and shad in South Africa. Bluefish are pelagic, schooling fish, staying mainly within the water column.

Bluefish are voracious predators and are strictly carnivorous, eating squid, shrimp, crabs, and fish, such as herring, atlantic mackeral, menhaden, spot, butterfish, and mullet. They are visual feeders that hunt in schools and will attack anything that moves or slightly resembles food.