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A tuna (pl.: tunas or tuna) is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a subgrouping of the Scombridae family.The Thunnini comprise 15 species across five genera, [2] the sizes of which vary greatly, ranging from the bullet tuna (max length: 50 cm or 1.6 ft, weight: 1.8 kg or 4 lb) up to the Atlantic bluefin tuna (max length: 4.6 m or 15 ft, weight: 684 kg or 1,508 lb [citation ...
The relative weight (W r) of an individual fish is its actual weight divided by its standard weight, times 100%. [8] A fish of "normal" weight has a relative weight of 100 percent. The relative weight of a fish does not indicate its health on a continuous scale from 0 -100%, however.
"Measurement of the size, shape and structure of Atlantic bluefin tuna schools in the open ocean". Fisheries Research. 91 (1): 42–55. Safina, C. (1993). "Bluefin Tuna in the West Atlantic: Negligent Management, and the Making of an Endangered Species". Conservation Biology. 7: 229–234. Safina, C. (1998). Song For The Blue Ocean. Henry Holt Co.
Problems may include an abnormal appearance, short height, low body weight, small head size, poor coordination, low intelligence, behavior problems, hearing loss and vision problems. [51] Those affected are more likely to have trouble in school, legal problems, participate in high-risk behaviors, and have trouble with alcohol and recreational ...
This measurement excludes the length of the caudal (tail) fin. [1] Total and fork length of a fish. Total length (TL) is the length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the longer lobe of the caudal fin, usually measured with the lobes compressed along the midline. It is a straight-line measure, not measured over the curve ...
A 276-kilogram bluefin tuna that was auctioned for 207 million Japanese yen (about $1.3 million) is carried into an Onodera sushi restaurant after the first tuna auction of the New Year in Tokyo ...
Because breastfeeding burns a lot of calories, nursing moms are advised to increase their calorie intake to meet their nutritional needs. Baz, for one, hasn’t noticed any big change in her ...
English: Percentage of any and exclusive breastfeeding months since birth among US infants born in 2008. Dotted line = Exclusive breastfeeding; Dashed line = Any breastfeeding; * = Estimated at 7 days after birth.