Any one of several species of large oceanic fishes belonging to the mackerel family Scombridae, especially the bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, formerly Orcynus thynnus or Albacora thynnus), called also the common tunny or great tunny, a native of the Mediterranean Sea and of temperate parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is caught commercially in large quantity for use as food; -- also called, especially in Britain, tunny. It is also one of the favorite fishes used by the Japanese in preparing sushi. On the American coast, especially in New England, it is sometimes called the horse mackerel. Another well-known species is the yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) of warm seas. the See Illust. of Horse mackerel, under Horse.
the meat of the tuna, used as food; -- also called tuna fish.
It's not the fish but a cactus fruit ranging in color from green to red. The moist, granular flesh is eaten raw as a dessert with lemon and sugar. It is also candied or used in desserts.
Tuna is a member of the mackerel family and has many varieties: albacore, blue fin, yellow fin and bonito are perhaps the most well known. Tuna has a rich-flavored flesh that is firmly textured, flaky and tender. Yellow fin tunas (also called ahi) can reach up to 300 pounds, although the largest tunas are the blue fin, which can weigh in at over 1,000 pounds. Tuna can be baked, broiled, grilled and fried. Canned tuna is precooked and comes in three grades: solid or fancy (large pieces), chunk (smaller pieces) and flaked (bits and pieces).
important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
a solid pack consisting of a single cut of fish
Tuna has become one of the most important fish in the market. Fresh tuna is bright red to rosy pink, depending on its variety and fat content. The Japanese revere "toro" which is the fatty meat from the bluefin tuna. Two other excellent varieties are yellowfin and bigeye tuna.
Cactus fruit ranging in color from green to red or maroon. The moist, granular flesh is good served raw as a dessert with lemon and sugar, but is also candied or used in desserts.
A very large fish with fatty flesh, which can be heavy on the stomach. Its weight can often exceed 60 kilos. In body and color it resembles the bonito, however, the tuna fish is relatively heftier with a shorter snout. It can be bought sliced into steaks and is either grilled, fried or oven baked. Photo kindly provided by: http://agrino.org/fishing/htmldocs/frswtrfish.html
A group of large, sleek, predatory fishes that wander the open oceans of the world. Many species of tuna are important food fish for people.
An excellent steak fish (and the most popular canned fish), with tender, flaky, and highly flavorful flesh
Flesh may be red, pale pink or almost white, according...
Tuna, sometimes called tuna fish, are several species of ocean-dwelling fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus.