Meanings
nounbluefish (countable and uncountable, plural bluefishes or bluefish)
plural bluefishes
- countableuncountableA voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
Synonyms: tailor
- countableuncountableBermudaThe puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
- countableuncountableA New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
- UKcountableuncountableA sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
- CanadacountableuncountableAn Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
- MalaysiacountableuncountableKyphosus vaigiensis.
Synonyms: golden, brassy, lowfin, blue-bronze chub, yellow chub, lowfin drummer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounbluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
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Pomatomus saltatrix
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian лефер
- лефер (lefer)Pomatomus saltatrix
Catalan tallahams
- tallahamsPomatomus saltatrix
Chinese Mandarin 扁鰺 /扁鲹, 藍魚 /蓝鱼
- 扁鰺 /扁鲹 (biǎnshēn)Pomatomus saltatrix
- 藍魚 /蓝鱼 (lányú)Pomatomus saltatrix
- 藍鯥 /蓝𱇶Pomatomus saltatrix
- 蓝鯥 (lánlù)Pomatomus saltatrix
Finnish sinikala, pohjanharjus
- sinikalaPomatomus saltatrix
- pohjanharjusThymallus arcticus
French tassergal
- tassergalPomatomus saltatrix
German Blaufisch
- BlaufischPomatomus saltatrix
Greek γοφάρι
- γοφάρι (gofári)Pomatomus saltatrix
Hungarian vérengző makrahal
- vérengző makrahalPomatomus saltatrix
Irish táilliúir
- táilliúirPomatomus saltatrix
Italian pesce serra
- pesce serraPomatomus saltatrix
Lithuanian melsvieji ešeriai
- melsvieji ešeriaiPomatomus saltatrix
Māori korokoropounamu, karokaropounamu
- korokoropounamuPomatomus saltatrix
- karokaropounamuPomatomus saltatrix
Polish lufar, skrzelołusk
- lufarPomatomus saltatrix
- skrzelołuskPomatomus saltatrix
- tasergalPomatomus saltatrix
- wargacz promiennikHalichoeres radiatus
- girella błękitnaGirella cyanea
- anoplopomaAnoplopoma fimbria
- dorszyk czarnyAnoplopoma fimbria
- karbonelaAnoplopoma fimbria
- lipień arktycznyThymallus arcticus
- lipień syberyjskiThymallus arcticus
- lipień amerykańskiThymallus arcticus
- skubacz żółtyKyphosus vaigiensis
Portuguese anchova, enchova
- anchovaPomatomus saltatrix
- enchovaPomatomus saltatrix
Romanian lufar
- lufarPomatomus saltatrix
Russian луфа́рь
- луфа́рь (lufárʹ)Pomatomus saltatrix
Spanish anjova, sastre
- anjovaPomatomus saltatrix
- sastrePomatomus saltatrix
Swedish blåfisk
- blåfiskPomatomus saltatrix
Turkish lüfer
- lüferPomatomus saltatrix
Cite this entry
APA
bluefish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bluefish
MLA
“bluefish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bluefish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bluefish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bluefish.
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