bluefin tuna

English

Noun

bluefin tuna (usually uncountable, plural bluefin tunas)

1. A member of a species of tuna, Thunnus genus, having blue fins, including
   1. , Atlantic bluefin tuna, found in both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, and also
      in the Mediterranean Sea.
   2. , longtail tuna, found in tropical Indo-West Pacific waters.
   3. , Pacific bluefin tuna, found widely in the northern Pacific Ocean and locally in the south.
   4. , southern bluefin tuna.
   • 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly‎^[1], volume 189, number 7, page 32:

     The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […] But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.

Synonyms

• (Atlantic bluefin tuna): northern bluefin tuna
• (longtail tuna): northern bluefin tuna (Australia)
• (Pacific bluefin tuna): northern bluefin tuna

Translations

tuna species

• French: thon rouge (fr) m
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• Galician: atún vermello (gl) m

Further reading

• Thunnus thynnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Thunnus tonggol on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Thunnus orientalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Thunnus maccoyii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies