Tuna, Northern Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus)

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North Atlantic Seafood

By Alan Davidson

Published 1980

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Family Scombridae

Portuguese: (Atum-) rabilho
Spanish: Atún
French: Thon rouge
Dutch: Tonijn
German: Thunfisch, Roter Thun
Polish: Tunczyk
Russian: Tunets
Finnish: Tonnikala
Swedish: Tonfisk
Norwegian: Makrellstørje
Danish: Tunfisk
Icelandic: Túnfiskur
Other: Horse mackerel (U.S.A., a misnomer which formerly had some currency)

REMARKS Maximum length 4 metres or more, maximum weight about 700 kilos. But dimensions of this order are exceptional. The common length is 1 to 2 metres. The back is dark blue, the sides and belly silvery grey.