Talk:Northern bluefin tuna

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[edit] Typical size?

The article says:

The typical size is 2 m (6.6 ft) at about 500 kg (1,100 lb).

Really? Can someone who is expert in this area double check that? I appreciate that Northern bluefin tuna can grow that big, but surely that is not the typical size. That's enormous: half a metric tonne, 0.55 tons, or 78 stone. Other sources I have looked at, such as this, suggest much smaller. --DZR 19:03, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

This site says "The bluefin tuna is one of the largest of the tunas" and "Bluefin commonly attain a size of 78 inches (200 cm)." The 7 kg. figure for typical weight must be a typo, as the same site describes the young as "up to a size of 90 to 130 lbs. (40 to 80 kg)." -- Donald Albury 23:53, 4 December 2006 (UTC)