Common name of Thunnus alalunga
 
Common name Albacora-branca
Language Portuguese
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Brazil
Locality Tamandaré
Ref. Pinto, M.F., J.S. Mourão and R.R. Alves Nóbrega, 2016
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core plant
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks Albacora = tuna or fig that appears before it is time to come (Ferreira, 1999)Also referred in Carvalho & Branco (1977) for Northeastern Brazil and in Szpilman (2000). Also in Ref. 36453.
 
Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.
Modified by Jansalin, Jeremiah Glenn
Checked by Freire, Katia de Meirelles Felizola
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