Fish Id: A Guide To East Coast Fishes

Little Tunny

Euthynnus alletteratus Blue along the upper back, with 3-5 horizontal wavy lines across the blue. Belly is white with no stripes, with spots under the pectoral fins. Maximum size 3 ft 4 inches 26 lbs. Area beyond corselet is smooth. NO FOOD VALUE !!!!
Also Called: FALSE ALBACORE, commonly confused with the Atlantic Bonito.

Thunnus obesus
Common names: Big-eye, Big-eye Tunny, Coffrey

Belongs to the mackerel family
This species is dark metallic blue on the back and upper sides with white lower sides and belly. The first dorsal fin is deep yellow, the second dorsal and anal find are pale yellow, and the finlets are bright yellow with black edges. Although most of the tunas are difficult to distinguish, the bigeye tuna may be recognized by a combination of several characteristics: the coloration of the finlets, the 23 to 31 gill rakers on the first arch and it's distinctively large eyes.
Game fish, highly edible. Grows 24 to 98 inches and weighs up to 400 lbs.

See Also:
Tuna bait.

Tuna ID Guide .pdf

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