pomatomus

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A genus of carangoid fishes, the type of family Pomatomidæ, containing only the well-known bluefish, greenfish, or skipjack, P. saltatrix. This fish was called by Linnæus Gasterosteus saltatrix, and by Cuvier Temnodon saltator. It is common in nearly all warm and some temperate seas, attains a length of from 2 to 3 feet, and is highly valued as a food-fish, besides being prized for sporting. It is extremely voracious and destructive to other fishes. See cut under bluefish.
2. n. Among European ichthyologists, a genus of perciform fishes, distinguished by its very large eyes, and represented by a single species, now known as Telescops telescopium, inhabiting the deep water of the Mediterranean and neighboring Atlantic.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. type genus of the Pomatomidae