Light tuna

Skipjack - leaner than albacore tune; it is the most commonly used tuna for canning. Skipjack tuna are highly migratory and have been fished by any different countries such as the US, Mexico, Ecuador, France and Spain.

Skipjack tuna

Yellowfin – larger and leaner than albacore; it has pale pink flesh and is the second most popular species of tuna used in canning.  It is found throughout the world’s tropical and subtropical seas, except the Mediterranean.

It is canned and marketed as light tuna, but it is also an important component of sushi and sashimi.

Bigeye – similar to yellowfin; it has a milder flavor than skipjack or yellowfin and is frequently used in canning. It is a tropical and subtropical species with separate stocks in the Atlantic, India, Western and Central Pacific and Eastern Pacific Oceans.

Together yellowfin tuna and skipjack tuna account for most of the world’s canned light tuna, but chunk light tuna may refer to a number of species: bigeye, yellowfin, skipjack or tongol tuna.
Light tuna