Common Names Summary - Thunnus obesus
Common name of Thunnus obesus
 
Common name Albacora-bandolim
Language Portuguese
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Territory Brazil
Locality
Ref. Nomura, H., 1984
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core plant
1st modifier inanimate object
2nd modifier
Remarks Albacora = tuna or fig that appears before it is time to come (Ferreira, 1999) + bandolim = mandolin; also referred in Carvalho & Branco (1977) for Northeastern Brazil.
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