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Bluefin tuna may mean any of several species of tuna
Tuna

Tuna are several species of ocean-dwelling fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus





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Bluefin tuna may mean any of several species of tuna
Tuna

Tuna are several species of ocean-dwelling fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. Tunas are fast swimmers?they have been clocked at 70 km/h ?and include several species that are warm-blooded....
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  • Northern bluefin tuna
    Northern bluefin tuna

    The northern bluefin tuna , or giant bluefin tuna, is a species of tuna native to both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea....
     Thunnus thynnus
  • Southern bluefin tuna
    Southern bluefin tuna

    The southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii, is a tuna of the family Scombridae found in open southern hemisphere waters of all the worlds oceans mainly between 30?S and 50?S, to nearly 60?S....
     Thunnus maccoyii
  • Pacific bluefin tuna
    Pacific bluefin tuna

    Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis are some of the biggest and fastest fish in the Pacific Ocean.The tuna possesses a streamlined body to reduce water resistance and conserve energy for trans-Pacific migrations....
     Thunnus orientalis