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Blackfin tuna

Order Perciformes
Family Scombridae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. It is characterized because all its dorsum, including the dorsal fin, is of black color, and the belly is white. His body is completely rigid and has 13 dorsal spines. It can measure up to 108 cm in total length and up to 20 kg in weight.

Characteristics
FAO code
BLF
Specie
Thunnus atlanticus
Type
Blue fish
FAO Fishing Areas
  • Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
International denominations
Germany Schwarzflossenthun
France Thon à nageoires noires
Italy Tonno pinna nera
Portugal Atum barbatana negra
United Kingdom Blackfin tuna
Japan Taiseiyo maguro
Fishing areas
Fishing arts
Gillnets
Hooks
Purse seines

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