Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

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Max Depth

1602 m

Description

The yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is a species of tuna found in pelagic waters of tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Yellowfin is often marketed as ahi, from the Hawaiian ʻahi, a name also used there for the closely related bigeye tuna. The species name, albacares ("white meat") can also lead to confusion:... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Bermuda Seychelles Papua New Guinea +89 more in Seabook

Colors

white

black

grey

silver

yellow

green

blue

Edible

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Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Open water

Social Behaviour

Group

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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