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Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Albacore
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Canada country information

Common names: Albacore, Germon, Germon Atlantique
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from British Columbia (Ref. 6885) to Nova Scotia (Ref. 5951). Also Refs. 168, 2850, 4925, 10161.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Scott, W.B. and M.G. Scott, 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Thunnus: Greek, thynnos = tunna (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bonnaterre.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 600 m (Ref. 168).   Subtropical; 10°C - 25°C (Ref. 168); 60°N - 50°S, 180°W - 180°E

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