Species FishAtlantic Bluefin Tuna

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

RareFish
Illustration of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

The Atlantic Bluefin Tuna is a massive, warm-blooded ocean predator built for speed, with a metallic blue back and silver flanks. Prized for sushi, it can cross entire oceans in its migrations.

Habitat
Open Atlantic Ocean, from coastal waters to the deep sea
Diet
Smaller fish, squid, and crustaceans
How common
Rare

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