Common name of Thunnus obesus
 
Common name Albacora-olho-grande
Language Portuguese
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Brazil
Locality
Ref. Brandão, J.M., 1964
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core plant
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier mod. for size
Remarks Albacora = tuna or fig that appears before it is time to come (Ferreira, 1999) + olho = eye + grande = big; also referred in Carvalho & Branco (1977) for Northeastern Brazil.
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