Thunnus albacares (English spelling)

Japanese: Thunnus albacares(英語表記)Thunnusalbacares
Thunnus albacares (English spelling)

...A marine fish of the Scombridae family in the order Perciformes (illustration). It is also called Kiwada. As its name suggests, its second dorsal fin, anal fin, and small fin are bright yellow, and its body is also slightly yellowish. It is widely distributed throughout the world in tropical and subtropical regions. It lives in the waters around Japan from central Honshu southward all year round, and in summer it travels north to the waters around Hokkaido. In addition to its yellow fins and body color, it is also characterized by its significantly elongated second dorsal fin and anal fin. However, small ones up to about 70 cm in length are not very long. It is a relatively large species of tuna, reaching a body length of 2 m and weighing 200 kg. ...

From 【Tuna】

…[Shinichi Suzuki]. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Thunnus albacares" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…スズキ目サバ科の海産魚(イラスト)。キワダとも呼ばれる。その名のとおり第2背びれ,しりびれ,小離鰭(しようりき)が鮮黄色で,体もやや黄色を帯びる。全世界の熱帯から亜熱帯にかけて広く分布する。本州中部以南の日本近海に一年中生息し,夏季には北海道近海まで北上する。ひれや体色が黄色いこと以外にも第2背びれやしりびれが著しく延長するのが特徴。ただし,体長70cmくらいまでの小型のものではあまり長くない。マグロ類中比較的大型な種類で,体長2m,体重200kgになる。…

【マグロ(鮪)】より

…【鈴木 晋一】。。…

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