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Minor tuna species

Eight so-called “minor” or “neritic” tunas due to their currently lower commercial value, including the slender (Allothunnus fallai), frigate (Auxis thazard), bullet (Auxis rochei), black skipjack (Euthynnus lineatus), longtail (Thunnus tonggol), kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), little tunny (Euthynnus alleteratus) and blackfin (Thunnus atlanticus) tunas.

See also Major tuna species

Tuna species

Synonyms:
Neritic tunas