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Painted by Hashime Murayama 
TUNA {Thunnus thynnus) 
The Tuna belongs to the Mackerel family, of which it is the largest representative, and has a wider distribution than most fishes. It is found in all warm 
seas, and occurs as far north as Newfoundland. On the North Atlantic coast it is caught from early summer to October. During one season a single fisher¬ 
man harpooned thirty Tuna of an average weight of 1,000 pounds, although some weighing up to 1,500 pounds have been taken. 
