Little tunny
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| Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) |
Little Tunny is a small tuna fish found in the tropic and sub-tropic regions of the world. It is one of the smaller of the albacore tuna. It is still plentiful throughout most of the world's oceans and seas. It is highly prized as a food source in many countries and in Japan, up to 90% of the available market is selected for consumption.
[edit] References
- Florida Museum of Natural History website
- Commercial venture between China and Japan for tunny tuna
- IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 September 2007.
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