Common name of Thunnus alalunga
 
Common name Albacora-branca
Language Portuguese
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Brazil
Locality Tamandaré
Ref. Pinto, M.F., J.S. MourĂ£o and R.R.N. Alves, 2016
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core plant
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks Albacora = tuna or fig that appears before it is time to come (Ferreira, 1999)Also referred in Carvalho & Branco (1977) for Northeastern Brazil and in Szpilman (2000). Also in Ref. 36453.
 
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