yellowfin tuna

[yel-oh-fin] /ˈyɛl oʊˌfɪn/

noun

an important food fish, Thunnus albacares, inhabiting warm seas.

Also called yellowfin.

Origin

1935-40; yellow + fin

Examples from the web for yellowfin tuna

Its cousin, yellowfin tuna, has begun to shrink-the first sign of a population crashing due to overfishing.
yellowfin tuna may jump out of the holding tanks and are especially prone to do this during feeding.
Initial results to determine the feasibility of using lidar to detect yellowfin tuna were inconclusive.
Fishermen catching yellowfin tuna by pole and line fishing.
The yellowfin tuna, dolphin, and wahoo fishery exploded over the weekend.

British Dictionary definitions for yellowfin tuna

/ˈjɛləʊˌfɪn/

noun

a large marine food fish, Scomber albacares, of tropical and subtropical waters, having yellow dorsal and anal fins: family Scombridae