Slender tuna (Allothunnus fallai)

Scientific name: Allothunnus fallai Serventy, 1948

Slender tuna (Allothunnus fallai)

The Slender tuna (Allothunnus fallai) is a marine fish of the family Scombridae. Native range: Southern Ocean, circumglobal. One individual taken in Los Angeles Harbor.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14; Vertebrae: 40. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Body naked ventrally behind the long anterior corselet. Dorsal half of body to lateral line covered with scales. Swim bladder absent. The back is bluish, turning to deep purple or almost black on the head; the belly is white, without stripes or spots; the pectoral and pelvic fins purple, their inner sides black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Allothunnus fallai
Family
Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
105
Common length
86.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southern Ocean: circumglobal. One individual taken in Los Angeles Harbor.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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