become a male, and turn from a female’s rusty red-orange colors to a male’s bright blue-green
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Thunnus atlanticus These migratory tuna prefer the warm coastal waters of the Western Atlantic, where they form large schools with skipjack tuna and strain prey out of the water like smaller fish, squid, and shrimp. Torpedo-shaped and strong swimmers, they are dark on top, fading to silver and th
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Scomberomorus cavalla This elongated torpedo-shaped fish usually folds its first dorsal fin and pectoral fins into grooves, and keeps its second dorsal fin, anal fin, and finlets up to help with speed and maneuvering. It has a pointed snout and a distinctly forked caudal (tail) fin, and is usuall
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Atractosteus spatula These elongated torpedo-shaped ‚living fossils‘ have long, broad snouts with two rows of sharp teeth in their mouths. Their scales are heavy and overlapping like chain mail, and their small fins are set far back near their abbreviated, irregular caudal (tail) fin. They genera
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But the deep gash in its forehead studded with blue spikes is a natural feature whose
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It is a shiny blue-gray above, fading to silver and white below, usually with dark
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Thunnus thynnus These torpedo-shaped fish are the largest of the tunas, growing to an average of 78 inches long, but recorded at 180 inches and over 1,500 pounds. They are strong and fast swimmers with black-edged yellow finlets running back from curved dorsal and anal fins to a crescent caudal (
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These hard-to-find ‚gray ghosts‘ appear dark blue-green from above with silver sides
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