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Albacore

Thunnus alalunga · Sea

Pelagic tuna with very long pectoral fins that roams temperate open oceans and visits coasts in summer and autumn.

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Photo: Hugues Evano (IFREMER, Délégation océan Indien (DOI), Département Ressources Biologiques et Environnement (RBE), F-97420 Le Port, France), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Best months

Jun–Oct. Northern hemisphere; shift by six months south of the equator.

Typical size60–90 cm · record about 140 cm
DietSmall fish, squid, crustaceans
RegionsEuropeNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAfricaAsiaOceania
Catching tip. Troll feathers or lures behind schooling bait.

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