albacore- tuna, from warm regions of Atlantic and Pacific, very long pectoral fins and valued food fish
-C16 Portuguese albacor, from Arabic albakrah- young camel
Interesting word etymology! The hump of the camel like a pectoral fin?
He did caution about avoiding shark, albacore, swordfish, king mackerel and tile fish, as they can contain high levels of mercury.
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