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A tuna is a saltwater finfish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a sub-grouping of the mackerel family (Scombridae) – which together with the tunas, also includes the bonitos, mackerels, and Spanish mackerels. Thunnini comprises fifteen species across five genera,〔 the sizes of which vary greatly, ranging from the bullet tuna (max. length: , weight: ) up to the Atlantic bluefin tuna (max. length: , weight: ). The bluefin averages , and is believed to live for up to 50 years. Tuna and mackerel sharks are the only species of fish that can maintain a body temperature higher than that of the surrounding water. An active and agile predator, the tuna has a sleek, streamlined body, and is among the fastest-swimming pelagic fish – the yellowfin tuna, for example, is capable of speeds of up to . Found in warm seas, it is extensively fished commercially, and is popular as a game fish. As a result of over-fishing, stocks of some tuna species such as the southern bluefin tuna have been reduced dangerously close to the point of extinction.〔 ==Etymology== The term ''tuna'' ultimately derives from ''ラテン語:Thunnus'', the Middle Latin form of the – which is in turn derived from , "rush, dart along".〔.〕 However, the immediate source for the word tuna in English is American Spanish < Spanish ''atún'' < Andalusian Arabic ''at-tūn'', assimilated from ''al-tūn'' التون (Arabic التن ) : 'tuna fish' < Greco-Latin ''thunnus'' mentioned above. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=American Heritage Dictionary Entry: tuna )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「tuna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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