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Albacore Thunnus alalunga Least concern

Where the albacore lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 32,035 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map

Albacore: Thon germon (Thunnus alalunga)
Photo: Hugues Evano (IFREMER, Délégation océan Indien (DOI), Département Ressources Biologiques et Environnement (RBE), F-97420, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameThunnus alalunga
GroupBony fish
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in15 countries
ContinentsAfrica, Europe, North America, Oceania
ClassRay-finned fish
OrderScombriformes
FamilyScombridae

Where does the albacore live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the albacore in 15 countries and territories across Africa, Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the albacore endangered?

The albacore’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the albacore?

The albacore (Thunnus alalunga) is a ray-finned fish in the order Scombriformes and the family Scombridae, genus Thunnus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the albacore

The albacore (Thunnus alalunga), known also as the albicore or longfin tuna, is a species of tuna of the order Scombriformes. It lives in temperate and tropical waters across the globe in the epipelagic and mesopelagic zones. There are six distinct stocks known globally in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea. The albacore has an elongate, fusiform body with a conical snout, large eyes, and remarkably long pectoral fins. Its body is a deep blue dorsally and shades of silvery white ventrally. Individuals can reach up to 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) in length.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Albacore (revision 1377246930), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q239977 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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