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Mackerels, tunas and bonitos are fast marine fish. Their spindle-shaped bodies are lined with small finlets. They roam tropical and temperate seas. Some tunas keep their bodies warmer than the water around them. Many swim in schools in open water. They are widely fished.
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Scombridae
Acanthocybium solandri · Least concern
Speed and the quality of its flesh make the wahoo a prize for sport fishermen; in Hawaii it is known as ono. It roams tropical seas worldwide and can reach 2.77 m and 83 kg. In the Gulf of Mexico it is caught with live bait around deep-water oil and gas platforms in winter.
Photo: Bommerer (CC BY 4.0)
Scombridae
Thunnus alalunga · Least concern
Its pectoral fins are remarkably long, often 30% of its length, hence the albacore's other name, longfin tuna. Unlike other tunas, it feeds mainly on squid and octopus rather than fish. A 20 kg female can release 2 to 3 million eggs in one spawning.
Photo: Unknown author (Public domain)
Scombridae
Thunnus thynnus · Least concern
The heaviest Atlantic bluefin tuna on record weighed 680 kg: with the marlins and swordfish, the species ranks among the largest fish of its group. In 2009 its stocks were found to have fallen in 40 years by 72% in the eastern Atlantic and 82% in the western Atlantic. Monaco sought a trade ban; quotas have since helped numbers rise.
Photo: Thomas Stjernegaard Jeppesen (CC BY 4.0)
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