Scientific Name	Thunnus alalunga   Pronounce			by: Guo-Shu Chen
Author	(Bonnaterre, 1788)	Depth	0 - 600M
Chinese	長鰭鮪	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯖科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F475　Scombridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	長鰭金槍魚
Max Length	140 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	Pon-bo、串仔(臺東)、長鰭串、白肉串、長鬚甕串
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、North East、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Sardinia, Mediterranean Sea
Synonyms	Albacora alalonga, Germo alalonga, Germo alalunga, Germo germo, Germo germon, Germo germon steadi, Orcynus alalonga, Orcynus alatunga, Orcynus germo, Orcynus germon, Orcynus pacificus, Scomber alalunga, Scomber alalunga ...all 25..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Katsuzo Kuronuma 1940 Matsumoto, W.M. 1963 Ueyanagi, Shoji 1969 Yoshida, H.O. 1971 Chi-Lu Sun, Nelson M. Ehrhardt, Clay E. Porch, etc. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0802521. ASIZP0806204. ASIZP0912521. ASIZP0916204.
Barcode	2008-04-29,鄭惇遠,CO1,100%
Common Name	Tuna; Bastard albacore; Albacore tuna; Albacore fish; Albacore; Bonito; Aáhi taria; Long-fin tunny; Longfin tuna; Longfin tunny; Langvin tuna; Long-finned tuna; Albacore Tuna; Albacore Tuna
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Data deficient(DD)  1996-08-01
Characteristic	Body fusiform, elongate, and slightly compressed. Teeth small and conical, in a single series. Gill rakers 25 to 31 on first gill arch. Two dorsal fins, separated only by a narrow interspace, the first with XIII to XIV spines; second dorsal fin with 14 to 16 rays, shorter, as high as first dorsal fin; followed by 7-8 finlets; anal fin with 14 to 15 rays, about as high as second dorsal fin, followed by 7 to 8 finlets; pectoral fins remarkably long reaching well beyond origin of second dorsal fin; interpelvic process small and bifid. 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. Swimbladder present, but poorly developed. A faint lateral iridescent blue band runs along sides in live fish; first dorsal fin deep yellow, second dorsal and anal fins light yellow, anal finlets dark; posterior margin of caudal fin white.
habitats	Cosmopolitan in tropical and temperate waters of all oceans including the Mediterranean Sea, extending north to 45 to 50°N and south to 30 to 40°S but not at the surface between l0°N and 10°. Feed on fishes, crustaceans and squids.
Distribution	Cosmopolitan in tropical and temperate waters of all oceans including the Mediterranean Sea, extending north to 45 to 50°N and south to 30 to 40°S but not at the surface between l0°N and 10°S. It is a very common species in Taiwan, especially in eastern a
Utility	Highly appreciated and marketed fresh, smoked, deep frozen or canned. Eaten steamed, boiled, fried and microwaved.