Yellowfin tuna

Yellowfin tuna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Genus:	Thunnus
Species:	T. albacares
Binomial name
	Thunnus albacares; Bonnaterre, 1788

The yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is a species of tuna found in pelagic waters of tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Yellowfin is often marketed as ahi, from its name ʻahi although the name ʻahi in Hawaiian also refers to the closely related bigeye tuna. Although the species name albacares might suggest otherwise, the fish usually known as albacore is a different species of tuna. The yellowfin tuna is sometimes referred to as albacore by French and Portuguese fishermen. It is the National fish of the Maldives.

Yellowfin Tuna Media

Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares, diving
Yellowfin tuna at an aquarium in Japan
Yellowfin tuna loaded onto a truck for transportation in Palabuhanratu, West Java
Global capture production of Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in million tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO
A yellowfin being weighed at the General Santos Fish Port Complex in General Santos, the center of the tuna industry in the Philippines which is the world's fourth-largest producer of canned and fresh-chilled tuna products
Pan-seared yellowfin
Sautéed yellowfin steak