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The Yellowfin Tuna belongs to the Scombridae family. The maximum reported length for yellowfin tuna is 280 cm overall length and the maximum weight is 400 kg. It can live for about 7 years. It reproduces all year round. It can be fished all year round.
Yellowfin tuna is a large tuna. Its body is strongly tapered and deeper under its first dorsal fin, while decreasing considerably towards the caudal peduncle. Two dorsal fins are present. In adults, the second dorsal fin is very long, as is the anal fin, located directly below the second dorsal fin. These fins become relatively longer in larger individuals. The pectoral fin is also long and extends beyond the space between the dorsal fins. The caudal peduncle is very thin and includes three sets of pins. Seven to ten dorsal and ventral pinnacles are present. Behind the corselet, scales are missing, and a band of big scales encircle the body behind the head. A swim bladder is present. The eyes are small; the teeth are small and conical. The body is dark blue or metallic greenish above, while the belly and lower sides are silvery white with many interrupted vertical lines. Perhaps more clearly, a golden stripe runs along the side. The second dorsal and anal fins and pinnacles are bright yellow, and the pinnacles are bordered by a narrow black band.
The Yellowfin Tuna lifestyle
Its diet includes fish like dolphinfish, anchovy, pilchard, flying fish, lancet fish, mackerel and other tunas; cephalopods and crustaceans (shrimps and crabs).
The spawning temperature limit is thought to be 26°C. In the tropical waters of Mexico and Central America, it has been determined that yellowfin spawn at least twice a year. Each female lays several million eggs per year. Among tunas, larval yellowfin tuna can be identified by the presence of a single point of black pigment under the chin and by the absence of pigment on the tail.
The Yellowfin Tuna habitat
Yellowfin tuna is an epipelagic oceanic fish, living above and below the thermocline, at a temperature of 18 to 31°C. It is generally found in the first 100 meters of the water column.
Yellowfin tuna can be found worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters at latitudes of about 40°N to 35°S. They are missing in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Yellowfin Tuna angling
It is caught on the hook and line.
