Thunnus alalunga — noun large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters • Syn: ↑albacore, ↑long fin tunny • Hypernyms: ↑tuna, ↑tunny • Part Meronyms: ↑albacore … Useful english dictionary
List of fish of Ireland — Class Cephalaspidomorphi HyperoartiaOrder PetromyzontiformesFamily Petromyzontidae Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)=Superclass Osteichthyes (boned fish) =Class Actinopterygii (ray finned) =Class Sarcopterygii (lobe finned)* Albacore… … Wikipedia
Albacore — Taxobox name = Albacore status = DD status system = iucn2.3 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Uozumi|year=1996|id=21856|title=Thunnus alalunga|downloaded=12 May 2006] image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis … Wikipedia
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Pelagic fish — A school of large pelagic predator fish (giant trevally) sizing up a school of small pelagic prey fish (anchovies) Pelagic fish live near the surface or in the water column of coastal, ocean and lake waters, but not on the bottom of the sea or… … Wikipedia
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Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 — The Philadelphia Inquirer reported the capture of a man eating shark off the Jersey Shore after the attacks. The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attacks along the coast of New Jersey between July 1 and July 12, 1916, in… … Wikipedia