pickledvegtables Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 In the US, along the east coast, it is called Bluefish. In Australia it is called Tailor. What is it called in Thailand? Is it fished commercially? Where can I buy some? The Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) is the only living species of the family Pomatomidae. It is a marine pelagic fish that can be found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, except for the northern Pacific Ocean. Bluefish are known as tailor in Australia, shad on the east coast of South Africa, and elf on the west coast. Other common names regarding this fish are blue, chopper, and anchoa. It is a good eating and game fish. Read more at http://www.redorbit.com/education/reference_library/animal_kingdom/fish/1112981338/bluefish-pomatomus-saltatrix/#Hias12C34FrcGc4x.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzydom Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I am pretty sure that Tailor are not found in Thai waters,even in Australia they are primarily a sports or recreational fish. Straight from hook to pan they are good eating but once out of the water they spoil very quickly,the flesh literally turns to mush within a couple of hours after death On rare occasions they are sold in fishmongers in Australia when they are caught as a by product of beach seining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henksteeghsth Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 In Thai its Plaa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackinbkk Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Everything in water is pla something. Whales, squid, sharks, stingray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmworx Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) Found this not sure if it's just the latin name in Thai, maybe someone here can read it ปลาบลูฟิช Then I found this บล็อบฟิช ... ั งกฤษ : deep sea fish )[ 2 ] ปลาบล ็ อบฟ ิ ชสามารถพบเจอได ้ ในก ้ นทะเลซ ึ่ งม ี ความกดอากาศมากกว ่ ... ... ประส ิ ทธ ิ ภาพของกระเพาะปลาลดต ่ ำลง แต ่ ปลาบล ็ อบฟ ิ ชม ี หน ั งเป ็ นแพว ุ้ นอ ั ... Edited March 3, 2014 by rhythmworx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Found this not sure if it's just the latin name in Thai, maybe someone here can read it ปลาบลูฟิช Then I found this บล็อบฟิช ... ั งกฤษ : deep sea fish )[ 2 ] ปลาบล ็ อบฟ ิ ชสามารถพบเจอได ้ ในก ้ นทะเลซ ึ่ งม ี ความกดอากาศมากกว ่ ... ... ประส ิ ทธ ิ ภาพของกระเพาะปลาลดต ่ ำลง แต ่ ปลาบล ็ อบฟ ิ ชม ี หน ั งเป ็ นแพว ุ้ นอ ั ... This just reads "Plaa Blue Fish" and Plaa in thai means fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackinbkk Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Yes a lot of names are 'pla' (fish) with the western name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakHamLe Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I don't think they live in Thai waters, but we have a lot of blues off the coast here in New York. Fun to fish for, ok tasting meat. Little ones are called snappers here. Sent from my iPod touch using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patongphil Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Everything in water is pla something. Whales, squid, sharks, stingray I guess that went through to the keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackinbkk Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Could also be ปลาแฌ็ด (Plā c̣hæ̆d, Shad) Wiki says they (bluefish) live in SE Asia but whether that includes the area around Thailand is not stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickledvegtables Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) Could also be ปลาแฌ็ด (Plā c̣hæ̆d, Shad) Wiki says they (bluefish) live in SE Asia but whether that includes the area around Thailand is not stated. Yes,may not be in the waters around Thailand. Do not think it is shad as in the American shad which migrate up rivers to spawn and blue fish is a pelagic fish or one that lives in the open waters away from the coastal areas. Shad also has different fins then blues as in photo below. But yes off of the coast of Africa it is called shad. Edited March 5, 2014 by pickledvegtables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackinbkk Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Yes South African's often call bluefish shad. I'm not too sure what the normal term in Europe is for them. It isn't the same as the American shad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) In some places on the US East Coast, they're called "choppers" because of the noise their teeth make when they're trying to bite everything that gets close to them. I used to love to fish for them on the east coast where my biggest was about 15 lbs. Had 'em in Texas, but never caught one over a pound or so. They are a superb sport fish- especially on topwater, and great eating if you cut out the bloodline before cooking them. In way of a comparison, put a bluefish and an American shad in the same water, and you'll end up with a happy bluefish and a few shad scales floating away. Edited March 7, 2014 by impulse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackinbkk Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 They are good fun on light tackle in Florida but I only wanted to catch the bigger stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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