Scombridae

albacore

Thunnus alalunga

One Hundred Forty Centimeters Scombrid Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

• Yellow
• Cross-climate
• Temperate
• Tropical
• Globally widespread
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

The albacore (Thunnus alalunga), known also as the albicore or longfin tuna, is a species of tuna of the order Scombriformes. It lives in temperate and tropical waters across the globe in the epipelagic and mesopelagic zones. There are six distinct stocks known globally in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea.