TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Scombridae
Genus Thunnus
Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Synonyms：

Germo albacares, Germo albacora, Germo allisoni, Germo argentivittatus, Germo itosibi, Germo macropterus, Kishincella zacalles, Kishinoella zacalles, Neothunnus albacares, Neothunnus albacora, Neothunnus albacora brevipinna, Neothunnus albacora longipinna, Neothunnus albacora macropterus, Neothunnus albacores, Neothunnus allisoni, Neothunnus argentivittatus, Neothunnus brevipinna, Neothunnus catalinae, Neothunnus itosibi, Neothunnus macropterus, Neothunnus macropterus itosibi, Neothunnus macropterus macropterus, Orcynus albacora, Orcynus macropterus, Orcynus subulatus, Scomber albacares, Scomber albacorus, Scomber sloanei, Semathunnus guildi, Semathunnus itosibi, Thunnus albacares macropterus, Thunnus albacarres, Thunnus albacora, Thunnus albacores, Thunnus allisoni, Thunnus argentivittatus, Thunnus catalinae, Thunnus itosibi, Thunnus macropterus, Thunnus zacalles, Thunus albacares, Thynnus albacora, Thynnus argentivittatus, Thynnus macropterus,

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)

Character:

Body fusiform, elongate, and slightly compressed. Teeth small and conical, in a single series. Gill rakers 27 to 34 on first arch. Two dorsal fins, separated only by a narrow interspace, some large specimens with very long second dorsal and anal fins, the first with XII to XIV spines; second dorsal fin with 14 to 15 rays followed by 8 to 9 finlets; anal fin with 14 to 15 rays followed by 8 to 9 finlets; pectoral fins moderately long, usually reaching beyond second dorsal fin origin but not beyond end of its base; interpelvic process small and bifid. Body with very small scales; corselet of larger scales developed but not very distinct. Caudal peduncle very slender, bearing on each side a strong lateral keel between 2 smaller keels. Swimbladder present. Color black metallic dark blue changing through yellow to silver on the belly. The belly frequently with about 20 broken, nearly vertical lines. The dorsal and anal fins and finlets bright yellow.

Habitat:

An oceanic species occurring above and below the thermoclines. They school primarily by size, either in monospecific or multi-species groups. Larger fish frequently school with porpoises, also associated with floating debris and other objects. Feed on fis

Distribution:

Worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas, but absent from the Mediterranean Sea. It is a very common species in Taiwan, especially in eastern and southern part.

Utility:

Marketed mainly frozen and canned, but also fresh and smoked. Highly valued for sashimi.

Name Code:

382501

LR/lc IUCN Red List