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a torpedo of muscle that warms its own blood to hunt cold seas faster.
means A large, fast-swimming saltwater fish prized as food, eaten fresh, seared, or canned.
from From American Spanish 'tuna,' itself from Spanish 'atún,' which came from Arabic 'al-tūn' (the tuna) — the Arabic in turn borrowed from Greek 'thýnnos' and Latin 'thunnus.' So the word swam from ancient Mediterranean waters through Arabic-speaking Spain and finally surfaced in American Spanish, which handed it to English.
- top speed
- sprints up to 47 miles per hour
- warm-blooded
- keeps body hotter than surrounding water
- never stops
- must swim constantly to breathe
- price record
- one bluefin sold for 3.1 million dollars
- giant size
- atlantic bluefin can top 1500 pounds
for instance
bluefin tuna — pacific bluefin sold for $3.1m at tokyo's toyosu market in 2019
skipjack tuna — most caught tuna species globally, ~2.7 million tons annually
yellowfin tuna — primary species in canned tuna, caught across tropical pacific and atlantic