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Species catalogue
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
BLF
Specie
Thunnus atlanticus
Thunnus atlanticus
Type
Blue fish
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
