This albacore, a fish rare on the New Zealand coast, was caught on a spinner off Cape Turnagain by the crew of the yacht Rover when travelling from Auckland to Wellington last week. The albacore is a species of tunny (or tuna) common on the coast of California, where it is a sporting and a commercial proposition. The large fins on the sides of the body fold back.into slots in the sides of the fish, leaving a completely smooth and streamlined surface.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 135, 5 December 1938, Page 7
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82This albacore, a fish rare on the New Zealand coast, was caught on a spinner off Cape Turnagain by the crew of the yacht Rover when travelling from Auckland to Wellington last week. The albacore is a species of tunny (or tuna) common on the coast of California, where it is a sporting and a commercial proposition. The large fins on the sides of the body fold back.into slots in the sides of the fish, leaving a completely smooth and streamlined surface. Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 135, 5 December 1938, Page 7
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