Thunnus albacares, Yellowfin tuna : fisheries, aquaculture, gamefish

Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Yellowfin tuna
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> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Thunnus: Greek, thynnos = tunna (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bonnaterre.

Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución Ecología

marino; salobre pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromo (Ref. 71039); rango de profundidad 1 - 1602 m, usually 1 - 250 m (Ref. 6390). Tropical; 15°C - 31°C (Ref. 168); 50°N - 50°S, 180°W - 180°E

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Worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas, but absent from the Mediterranean Sea. Highly migratory species.

Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad

Madurez: Lm 103.3, range 78 - 158 cm
Max length : 239 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40637); common length : 150 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 168); peso máximo publicado: 200.0 kg (Ref. 26550); edad máxima reportada: 18 años (Ref. 137697)

Descripción breve Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 11 - 14; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 12 - 16; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 11 - 16; Vértebra: 39. This large species is distinguished by the following characters: elongate, fusiform body, slightly compressed laterally; total gill rakers on first gill arch 26-34; dorsal fins 2 and separated only by a narrow interspace, the second followed by 8-10 finlets; anal fin followed by 7 to 10 finlets; large specimens may have very long second dorsal and anal fins, becoming well over 20% of fork length; pectoral fins moderately long, usually reaching beyond second dorsal-fin origin but not beyond end of its base, usually 22-31% of FL; 2 flaps (interpelvic process) between pelvic fins; body with very small scales; corselet of larger scales developed but not very distinct; caudal peduncle very slender, bearing on each side a strong lateral keel between 2 smaller keels; no striations on ventral surface of liver; swimbladder present. Colour of back metallic dark blue changing through yellow to silver on belly; belly frequently crossed by about 20 broken, nearly vertical lines; dorsal and anal fins, and dorsal and anal finlets bright yellow, the finlets with a narrow black border (Ref. 9684).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

An oceanic species occurring above and below the thermoclines. Pelagic in open water , but rarely seen near reefs (Ref. 48637). They school primarily by size, either in monospecific or multi-species groups. Larger fish frequently school with porpoises, also associated with floating debris and other objects. Feed on fishes, crustaceans and squids. It is sensitive to low concentrations of oxygen and therefore is not usually caught below 250 m in the tropics (Ref. 28952, 30329). Peak spawning occurs during the summer, in batches (Ref. 9684, 51846). Eggs and larvae are pelagic (Ref. 6769). Encircling nets are employed to catch schools near the surface (Ref. 9340). Caught mainly with longlines and purse seines. Marketed mainly fresh, frozen, canned (Ref. 9684), but also smoked (Ref. 9987). Highly valued for sashimi (Ref. 26938).

Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Spawn throughout the tropical and equatorial waters of the major oceans (Ref. 6390). At higher latitudes, spawning is seasonal, with peaks in summer; may continue throughout the year at lower latitudes (Ref. 6390). Yellowfin tuna are multiple spawners, ie they spawn every few days over the spawning period (Ref. 6390). Eggs and sperm are released into the water for fertilisation (Ref. 6390).

Referencia principal Suba sus referencias | Referencias | Coordinador : Collette, Bruce B. | Colaboradores

Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2):137 p. (Ref. 168)

Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 January 2021

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Amenaza para el ser humano

  Harmless





Usos humanos

Pesquerías: muy comercial; Acuicultura: experimental; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos

Índice de diversidad filogenética
(Referencia 82804) 		PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight a=0.01413 (0.01171 - 0.01704), b=3.03 (3.00 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico
(Referencia 69278) 		4.4   ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time 2.8 (2.3 - 3.5) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 46 growth studies.
Resiliencia
(Referencia 120179) 		Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.13-0.42; tm=2-5; tmax=8; Fec=200,000).
Rate of population increase Prior r = 0.36, 95% CL = 0.24 - 0.54, Based on 9 full stock assessments.
Vulnerabilidad pesquera
(Ref. 59153) 		Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100). 🛈
Vulnerabilidad climática
(Ref. 125649) 		Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100). 🛈
Categoría de precios
(Ref. 80766) 		High.
Nutrientes
(Ref. 124155) 		Calcium = 41 [22, 86] mg/100g; Iron = 2.84 [1.17, 6.68] mg/100g; Protein = 23.7 [22.2, 25.1] %; Omega3 = 0.274 [0.166, 0.457] g/100g; Selenium = 82.4 [21.0, 256.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.6 [3.7, 227.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.524 [0.292, 0.972] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.