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horse mackerel
(redirected from bluefin tuna)

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horse mackerel: see tuna tuna or tunny, game and food fishes, the largest members of the family Scombridae ( mackerel family) and closely related to the albacore and bonito. They have streamlined bodies with two fins, and five or more finlets on the back.
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Top French chefs this week pledged to keep bluefin tuna and other threatened fish species off the menu, whatever the cost.
Environmentalists warn that bluefin tuna faces the threat of extinction because of overfishing and want its trade banned by CITES, an international body that sets rules against illegal wildlife trade.
Environmentalists on Monday said an international deal to reduce catches of Atlantic bluefin tuna didn't go far enough to protect the species from extinction.
 
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