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longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol)
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Scombridae

longtail tuna

Thunnus tonggol

Tuna in New Zealand Waters

  • Blue
  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

longtail tuna is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 145 cm.

Genus
Thunnus
Maximum length
145 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to New Guinea, north to Japan, south to Australia. Reported in New Zealand (Ref. 89192 ).
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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