Albacore (long-legged) - Albacore (English spelling)

Japanese: ビンナガ(鬢長) - ビンナガ（英語表記）albacore

A marine fish of the Scombridae family in the order Perciformes, a type of tuna (illustration). Its name comes from its extremely long pectoral fins. It is also called bincho. It is also called dragonfly due to the shape of its spread pectoral fins. It inhabits warm regions around the world, and in the Pacific Ocean it is found from the equator to the polar front. It is the smallest of the tuna species, growing to a maximum of 1.2m and weighing only 30kg, and preferring slightly colder waters after bluefin tuna. It is characterized by a spindle-shaped, thickened body and significantly elongated ribbon-like pectoral fins. It matures at 80-100cm, and each fish produces around 2 million eggs.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズキ目サバ科の海産魚で，マグロの一種（イラスト）。胸びれが非常に長いことに由来した名称。ビンチョウともいう。胸びれを広げた形からの連想でトンボともいわれる。全世界の温暖域に広く生息し，太平洋では赤道から極前線までに分布する。マグロ類中もっとも小型で，最大1.2m，体重30kgにしかならず，クロマグロに次いでやや冷海を好む。体が紡錘形で肥厚し，胸びれがリボン状に著しくのびるのが特徴。80～100cmで成熟し，1尾が200万粒ほどの卵をもつ。

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