What is Yellowfin tuna?
{{Speciesbox | name = Yellowfin tuna | image = Yellowfin tuna nurp.jpg | image_width = 200px | genus = Thunnus | species = albacares | authority = [[Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre|Bonnaterre]], 1788 }} The '''yellowfin tuna''' (''Thunnus albacares'') is a species of [[tuna]] found in pelagic waters of [[tropical]] and subtropical [[ocean]]s worldwide. Yellowfin is often marketed as ahi, from its name ʻahi although the name ʻahi in [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] also refers to the closely related [[bigeye tuna]]. Although the species name ''albacares'' might suggest otherwise, the fish usually known as albacore is a different species of tuna. The yellowfin tuna is sometimes referred to as [[albacore]] by [[French language|French]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] fishermen. It is the National fish of the [[Maldives]]. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Scombriformes]] [[Category:National symbols of the Maldives]] [[Category:Edible fish]]