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Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831)

Blackfin tuna
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Cuba country information

Common names: Albacora, Blackfin Tuna, Falsa albacora
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Claro, R., 1994
Importance: commercial | Ref: Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: The largest fishery for this species occurs off the southeastern coast of Cuba. Caught occasionally (Ref. 168). Also Ref. 26340.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Claro, R. and L.R. Parenti, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Thunnus: Greek, thynnos = tunna (Ref. 45335).

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

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