Dark blue above, shading to white on sides and bottom.
Fins are dark, side finlets yellowish.
Yellowish tint on breast and fins, more colorful than other tuna. Finlets are bright, body is fully scaled. Dark stripes run lehgthwise along bottom half of its chunky body. Dorsal are close together, but are separate. Not common, may be found almost anywhere in the Gulf during the warm-weather months.