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| Scientific Name | Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Pelagic, between the tropics. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 4580mm or 180.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: Canada, Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea to Venezuela and Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Lofoten Islands off Norway to Canary Islands, including the Mediterranean and the southern part of the Black Sea. Reported from Mauritania. There is a subpopulation off South Africa. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 297. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2022 May 21 02:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 05:41) |