yellowfin
IPA: jˈɛɫoʊfɪn
noun
- Any of various fish with yellow fins.
- especially, yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, in family Scombridae)
- yellowfin bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
- yellowfin croaker (Umbrina roncador, in family Sciaenidae)
- yellowfin cutthroat trout (†Oncorhynchus clarkii macdonaldi, in the family Salmonidae)
- yellowfin fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis, in family Labridae)
- yellowfin grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa, in family Serranidae)
- yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis, in family Ictaluridae)
- yellow-fin perchlet (Ambassis elongatus, in family Ambassidae)
- yellowfin pike (Dinolestes lewini, in family Dinolestidae)
- yellowfin sea bream, any of several species in family Sparidae
- yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera)
- yellowfin surgeon (Acanthurus xanthopterus, in family Acanthuridae)
- yellowfin whiting (Sillago schomburgkii, in family Sillaginidae)
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Examples of "yellowfin" in Sentences
- Tuna and yellowfin tuna are also abundant.
- Other fish include skipjack tuna and yellowfin tuna.
- Purse seiners target mostly yellowfin tuna and skipjack.
- In 2010 Yellowfin announced the release of a major new version 5.0.
- Maguro is red tuna in Japanese and Yellowfin may be listed as maguro.
- For example, the yellowfin goatfish school with blue striped snappers.
- As of 2006 it has become a major seaport for importing yellowfin tuna.
- Have been found in the stomachs of Pacific yellowfin tuna and bluefin tuna.
- These include yellowfin tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean, but not albacore.
- As its name suggests, the yellow fins of the yellowfin bream are distinctive.
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