Yellowfin tuna

The yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is a species of tuna found in pelagic waters of tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.

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Yellowfin tuna
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Genus:	Thunnus
Subgenus:	Neothunnus
Species:	T. albacares
Binomial name
Thunnus albacares Bonnaterre, 1788
Synonyms[2]
Scomber albacares Bonnaterre, 1788 Germo albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) Neothunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) Scomber albacorus Lacepède, 1800 Thynnus argentivittatus Cuvier, 1832 Germo argentivittatus (Cuvier, 1832) Neothunnus argentivittatus (Cuvier, 1832) Thunnus argentivittatus (Cuvier, 1832) Scomber sloanei Cuvier, 1832 Thynnus albacora Lowe, 1839 Germo albacora (Lowe, 1839) Neothunnus albacora (Lowe, 1839) Orcynus albacora (Lowe, 1839) Thunnus albacora (Lowe, 1839) Thynnus macropterus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 Germo macropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Neothunnus macropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Orcynus macropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Thunnus macropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Orcynus subulatus Poey, 1875 Thunnus allisoni Mowbray, 1920 Germo allisoni (Mowbray, 1920) Neothunnus allisoni (Mowbray, 1920) Neothunnus itosibi Jordan & Evermann, 1926 Germo itosibi (Jordan & Evermann, 1926) Semathunnus itosibi (Jordan & Evermann, 1926) Thunnus itosibi (Jordan & Evermann, 1926) Neothunnus catalinae Jordan & Evermann, 1926 Thunnus catalinae (Jordan & Evermann, 1926) Kishinoella zacalles Jordan & Evermann, 1926 Thunnus zacalles (Jordan & Evermann, 1926) Semathunnus guildi Fowler, 1933 Neothunnus brevipinna Bellón & Bàrdan de Bellón, 1949

Yellowfin is often marketed as ahi, from the Hawaiian ʻahi, a name also used there for the closely related bigeye tuna.[3] The species name, albacares ("white meat") can also lead to confusion: in English, the albacore (Thunnus alalunga) is a different species, while yellowfin is officially designated albacore in French and referred to as albacora by Portuguese fishermen.