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Species catalogue
Yellowfin tuna
Order
Perciformes
Family
Scombridae
Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Fusiform body and very scaly. The 2nd dorsal fin and anal fin, both very long and sharp. The color of the dorsum is dark blue; all finlets are yellow. It can measure up to 2 m.
Characteristics
FAO code
YFT
YFT
Specie
Thunnus albacares
Thunnus albacares
Type
Blue fish
Blue fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 77: the Eastern Central part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
Fishing seasons
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
International denominations
Germany
Gelbflossen-Thunfisch
France
Thon albacore
Italy
Tonno albacora
Portugal
Atum albacora
United Kingdom
Yellowfin tuna
Japan
Kiwadamaguro
Fishing areas
