Atlantic bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus
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- Language
- English
- Transliteration
- Atlantic bluefin tuna
- IPA
- /ətˈlæntɪk ˈbluːfɪn ˈtuːnə/
From Spanish atún, from Arabic التن (at-tun) ↳ From Latin thunnus, from Greek θύννος thýnnos (tuna), from θύνω thýnō (to rush)
Atlantic bluefin tuna, one of the largest and fastest bony fish. Warm-blooded and highly migratory, capable of crossing the Atlantic. Prized for sushi and sashimi, now threatened by overfishing
Same species, different names
Atlantic bluefin tunaInternational
OrkinosTurkish Aegean
Ton balığıTurkish Aegean
ΤόνοςGreece
θύννοςAncient Greece
όρκινοςGreece