Tuna
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Tuna are saltwater fish belonging to the tribe Thunnini, a subgrouping of the Scombridae family. The Thunnini comprise 15 species across five genera, the sizes of which vary from the bullet tuna to th
Relative sizes of various tunas, with the Atlantic bluefin tuna (top) at about 8 ft (2.4 m) in this sample
Tuna being weighed on Greek quay-side
Tuna at Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo
Tuna cut in half for processing at Tsukuji fish market
Albacore
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The albacore, known also as the albicore or longfin tuna, is a species of tuna of the order Scombriformes. It lives in temperate and tropical waters across the globe in the epipelagic and mesopelagic
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…at its eighth meeting in March 2012. Dolphins swim beside several tuna species. These include yellowfin tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean, but not albacore. Tuna schools are believed to associate themselves with dolphins for protection against sharks, which are tuna predators. Commercial fishing vessels…
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The albacore's pectoral fins can be longer than 30% of the fish's total length.
Freshly hooked albacore tuna
Albacore caught off Cyprus