Ton balığı
Thunnus thynnus
#nm_0547📍 Turkish Aegean
- Language
- Turkish
- Transliteration
- Ton baligi
- IPA
- /ˈton baɫɯɣɯ/
Compound: ton + balık ton: from French thon (tuna), balık: fish ↳ thon from Latin thunnus (tuna) ↳ From Ancient Greek θύννος thýnnos (tuna)
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
Alternates: Orkinos (Turkish Aegean)
Borrowed from: θύννος