Yellowfin tuna Queensland, Australia Gamefish
Ahi (aka yellowfin) tuna is a prized game fish off the Australian coast
Scientific name
Thunnus albacares
Other names
• Allison tuna
• longfin yellowfin tuna.
• Ahi tuna
Frequent misidentifications
• other tuna species.
Description
• dark metallic blue back
• yellow to silver belly, frequently crossed by about 20 broken, nearly vertical lines
• second dorsal fin, anal fin, dorsal finlets and anal finlets are bright yellow; the finlets have a narrow black border.
Distribution
• oceanic at depths above and below the thermocline
• all Queensland oceanic waters.
Size
• 150 cm common length.
Size and bag limits
• no size and bag limits.
How to distinguish from other tunas
• second dorsal fin, anal fin and anal finlets are bright yellow.
