bluefin tuna

Thunnus orientalis

Dorsal cavity narrow bulge

bluefin tuna is known around North Pacific as a fish; The largest recorded length is 300 cm, and its body is fusiform body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Thunnus
Maximum length: 300 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to southern California and Baja California and from Sakhalin Island in the southern Sea of Okhotsk south to northern Philippines. There are four substantiated records of this subspecies in the southern hemisphere: off Western Australia, southeast Pacific (37°11'S, 114°41'W) and Gulf of Papua (Ref. 10997 ). The species occurs mainly in the northern Pacific but ventures into New Zealand waters for at least three months during spring and early summer (Ref. 83312 ).
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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