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Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)Common
Fishcarnivore

The albacore tuna is a sleek, silvery-blue fish with unusually long front fins. It roams warm and mild ocean waters around the world, often swimming in the sunlit upper layers or twilight mid-depths. Its streamlined body helps it cruise through open waters across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.

  • Its pectoral fins can stretch nearly a third of its body length.
  • Albacore tuna grow up to 1.4 meters long.
  • Six separate populations exist worldwide, including in the Mediterranean.
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At a glance

Classification
Fish
Scientific name
Thunnus alalunga
Habitat
Ocean
Regions in this directory
Worldwide
Diet
carnivore
Relative size
large
IUCN Red List
Least Concern (LC)
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