English language common names referring to this tuna include yellowfin tuna, yellow fin tuna, allison tuna, long fin tunny, longfin, Pacific long-tailed tuna, and tuna. Other common names include a'ahi (Tahitian), ahi (Hawaiian), albacora (Portuguese), badla-an (Tagalog), bakulan (Malay), chefarote (Creole/Portuguese), gelang kawung (Malay), jaydher (Arabic), kababa (Arabic), kelawalla (Sinhalese), kihada (Japanese), lamatra (Malagasy), maha'o (Hawaiian), otara (Tahitian), palaha (Hawaiian), rabil (Spanish), te baibo (Kiribati), thon jaune (French), thunfisch (German), tonno albacora (Italian), tonnos macropteros (Greek), tuna (Afrikaans), tunczyk z??ltopletwy a. albakora (Polish), yatu (Fijian), zheltokhvostyj tunets (Russian), and zutorepi tunj (Serbian). |
Yellowfin tunas are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters, from latitudes of approximately 40 ?? N to 35 ?? S. They are absent in the Mediterranean Sea. The yellowfin tuna is a highly migratory fish. In the Pacific Ocean, however, there is little evidence for long-range north-south or east-west migration. This suggests relatively little genetic exchange between the eastern, central, and western Pacific Ocean and perhaps the development of subspecies. |
