Longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol)

Scientific name: Thunnus tonggol Bleeker, 1851

Longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol)

The Longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol) is a marine fish of the family Scombridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to New Guinea, north to Japan, south to Australia.

Biology

Vertebrae: 39. A small species, deepest near the middle of the first dorsal fin base. The second dorsal fin is higher than the first dorsal fin; the pectoral fins are short to moderately long; swim bladder is absent or rudimentary. Lower sides and belly silvery white with colorless elongate oval spots arranged in horizontally oriented rows. The dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins are blackish; the tip of the second dorsal and anal fins are washed with yellow; the anal fin is silvery; the dorsal and anal finlets are yellow with grayish margins; the caudal fin is blackish, with streaks of yellow green.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Thunnus tonggol
Family
Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
145
Common length
70.0
Depth range
10 m (33 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous; depth range 10 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to New Guinea, north to Japan, south to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.32; assuming tm=2-4)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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