Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus thynnus Honmaguro
The largest tuna and the most prized for sushi, valued for deep red flesh and richly marbled belly cuts: akami, chutoro and otoro.
- Scientific name
- Thunnus thynnus
- Japanese name
- Honmaguro
- Category
- Tuna
- Typical range
- Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
- Habitat
- Temperate open ocean, migrating across the Atlantic.
- Commonly used for sashimi
- Yes
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