Albacore
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see tuna.
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Tuna - or tunny, game and food fishes, the largest members of the family Scombridae (mackerel family) and closely related to the albacore and bonito.
Albacore
The albacore (Thunnus alalunga) is a type of tuna in the family Scombridae. It is found in the open waters of all tropical and temperate oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)
The large, oceanic albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) is built for speed, with a torpedo-shaped body, smooth skin and streamlined fins... More 1 Image 0 videos ...
morph, unable to age them) 1 Lesser Golden Plover 8 White-winged Scoters (3 miles south of Point Judith) Marine Mammals: 4 Finback Whales 2 Minke Whales 1 Risso's Dolphin 50+ Common Dolphins 20+ Bottlenosed Dolphins also: 3 Blue Sharks albacore ...
The principal market tunas consist of seven major species (albacore, bigeye, skipjack, yellowfin, and three species of bluefin).
The yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788), is a member of the family Scombridae which includes: albacore, bonito, mackerel and tuna.
MACKEREL, pelagic fishes, belonging to a small family, Scombridae, of which the tunny, bonito, albacore, and a few other tropical genera are members.
Another commonly eaten fish, albacore ("white") tuna has more mercury than canned light tuna. So, when choosing your two meals of fish and shellfish, you may eat up to 6 ounces (one average meal) of albacore tuna per week.
It is one of the most commercially valuable fish on Earth, with the major markets focusing on albacore, bigeye, yellowfin and the 3 bluefin species. Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) is also an important component of the tuna market.
Health Watch: Due to their high position in the food chain and the subsequent accumulation of heavy metals from their diet, mercury levels can be relatively high in some of the larger species of tuna such as bluefin and albacore.
Several stocks of yellowfin and albacore tuna are overfished as well. In every ocean, policy makers are failing to adhere to the advice of their own scientists.
in the Pacific is commonly known as Chub Mackerel, and bears the scientific name Scomber japonicus. This species is in the Family Scombridae, which includes many kinds of tropical and temperate marine fishes like the Skipjack, Bluefin and Albacore ...
 See also: Tuna, Shark, Bonito, Bigeye, Yellowfin Tuna
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