What is Northern bluefin tuna?
[[File:Thon.jpg|right|200px]] '''Northern bluefin tuna''' are the largest kind of [[tuna]] fish.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/bluefin-tuna/ | title=Atlantic Bluefin Tuna &#124; National Geographic | date=11 April 2010 }}</ref> They live for 11 to 26 years. It is one of the largest, fastest, and most colorful of all the world’s fishes. == Origin == Their name comes from the [[Latin language|Latin]]: ''Thunnus Thynnus'' == Appearance == [[File:Spawning-Behaviour-and-Post-Spawning-Migration-Patterns-of-Atlantic-Bluefin-Tuna-(Thunnus-thynnus)-pone.0076445.s001.ogv|thumb|right|Atlantic bluefin tuna migration]] The normal size is 6.6 [[foot|ft]] (2 [[metre|m]]) at about 1,100 [[Pound (mass)|lb]] (500 [[kilogram|kg]]). The I.G.F.A. [[record]] for a bluefin caught on [[Fishing rod|rod]] and [[reel]] is 1,496 lb. === Feeding habits === Bluefins feed on [[mackerel]], [[herring]], [[mullet (fish)|mullet]], [[Perciformes|whiting]], [[squid]], [[eel]]s, and [[crustacean]]s. They are very powerful and fast and can swim at speeds up to 50 [[Miles per hour|mph]]. == Catching areas == The following are percentages of tuna caught in different regions in the world. * 40% North-West Pacific * 19% North-East Atlantic * 6% North-West Atlantic * 35% Mediterranean ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Scombriformes]]