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Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus

Bigeye tuna — Thunnus obesus
  • Saltwater
  • Vulnerable
Max length
250 cm
Classification
Class
Teleostei
Order
Scombriformes
Family
Scombridae
Genus
Thunnus
Distribution
  • Atlantic, Eastern Central
  • Atlantic, Northeast
  • Atlantic, Northwest
  • Atlantic, Southwest
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Indian Ocean, Western
  • Pacific, Eastern Central

About the bigeye tuna

The bigeye tuna is a species of true tuna of the genus Thunnus, belonging to the wider mackerel family Scombridae. Bigeye tuna are found in the open waters of all tropical and temperate oceans, but not in the Mediterranean Sea.

Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.

Where the bigeye tuna lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

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Where to catch bigeye tuna

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