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Family Pomatomidae - Bluefishes
Order:	Perciformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
No. of Genera:	2
No. of Species:	3
Environment:	Fresh:  No     Brackish:  Yes     Marine:  Yes
Aquarium:	none
First Fossil Record:	upper  Tertiary,    Miocene             Ref.:      Berg, L.S..1958
Remark:	Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Dorsal fins 2; D1 7-8 spines; D2 1 spine, 13-28 soft rays. Anal fin 2-3 spines, 12-27 soft rays. Soft-rays of dorsal and anal fins scaly. Preopercle bearing a membrane flap over the subopercle. Pectorals with a black blotch at base. Vertebrae 26.
Etymology:	Greek, poma,-atos = cover + Greek, tomos = section, cut ( Ref. 45335).
Division:	Marine
Reproductive guild:	nonguarders
Typical activity level:	normal
Main Ref.:	Nelson, J.S..1994
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