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In turn, bluefish are preyed upon by larger predators at all stages of their lifecycle. As juveniles, they fall victim to a wide variety of oceanic predators, including striped bass, larger bluefish, fluke (summer flounder), weakfish, tuna, sharks, rays, and dolphins. As adults, bluefish are taken by tuna, sharks, billfish, seals, sea lions, dolphins, porpoises, and many other species.
Bluefish are aggressive and have been known to inflict severe bites on fishermen. Wading or swimming among feeding bluefish schools can be dangerous.<ref>Lovko, Vincent J. (2008) [https://books.google.com/books?id=ymQlrOJLCN4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Pfiesteria+piscicida%22&source=bl&ots=6DPcCIqhcO&sig=qfgrf7GVPJ6jwpI96iLTjrXVB8k&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YwtsUOXVF8eQiAe84IDgAQ&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Pfiesteria%20piscicida%22&f=false ''Pathogenicity of the Purportedly Toxic Dinoflagellates Pfiesteria Piscicida and Pseudopfiesteria Shumwayae and Related Species''] ProQuest. {{ISBN|9780549882640}}.</ref> In July 2006, a seven-year-old girl was attacked on a beach, near the Spanish town of [[Alicante]], allegedly by a bluefish. In New Jersey the
== Parasites ==
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