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  2. Thunnus (subgenus) - Wikipedia

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    Thunnus (Thunnus) is sometimes referred to as the bluefin group and comprises five species: subgenus Thunnus (Thunnus) T. alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) – albacore; T. maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872) – southern bluefin tuna; T. obesus (Lowe, 1839) – bigeye tuna; T. orientalis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844) – Pacific bluefin tuna

  3. Atlantic bluefin tuna - Wikipedia

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    The Atlantic bluefin tuna is a close relative of one of the other two bluefin tuna species, the Pacific bluefin tuna. The southern bluefin tuna , on the other hand, is more closely related to other tuna species such as yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna , and the similarities between the southern and northern species are due to convergent evolution.

  4. Southern bluefin tuna - Wikipedia

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    The southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) is a tuna of the family Scombridae found in open southern Hemisphere waters of all the world's oceans mainly between 30°S and 50°S, to nearly 60°S. At up to 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) and weighing up to 260 kilograms (570 lb), it is among the larger bony fishes.

  5. Thunnus tonggol - Wikipedia

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    Thunnus tonggol is a species of tuna of tropical Indo-West Pacific waters.. It is commonly known as the longtail tuna [1] or northern bluefin tuna. [4] [5] The usage of the latter name, mainly in Australia to distinguish it from the southern bluefin tuna, leads to easy confusion with Thunnus thynnus of the Atlantic and Thunnus orientalis of the North Pacific.

  6. Big-game tunny fishing off Scarborough - Wikipedia

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    In 2000 a 76-year-old pensioner using a fishing rod for the first time landed the largest tuna caught off the British Isles for nearly 50 years. Off the north-west coast of Ireland Alan Glanville caught a 353-pound (160 kg) fish and next day caught one of 529 pounds (240 kg). [ 2 ]

  7. After 4-hour fight, 2 fishermen land 718-pound giant bluefin ...

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    After a four-hour fight and a close call with a tug boat Capt. Kevin Goldberg of the Marener sportfishing boat, along with Mike Resetar, landed a 718-pound giant bluefin tuna.

  8. Pacific bluefin tuna - Wikipedia

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    The site features information, photos, blog posts and multimedia stories about the bluefin tuna. Pew Charitable Trusts, new data (1/2013) shows that the population of Pacific bluefin is a small fraction of what it used to be, and is in danger of all but disappearing, – actually the Pacific Bluefin Tuna Population is down over 96%

  9. Giant bluefin tuna closed after fishermen reach quota; fluke ...

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    It was fun while it lasted but the trophy category for bluefin tuna, fish 73 inches or greater, closed Tuesday after recreational anglers gobbled up the 2.3 metric ton or 5,070 pound quota in the ...