FB-145 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=145 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Scombriformes Scombridae Thunnus Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872) Albacora Albacora-cachorro Albacora-preta Albacorinha Atum Atum-barbatana-negra Atum-negro Atum-preto Binta Sortfinnet tun Albacore Atlantic blackfin tuna Blackfin Tuna Blackfin tuna Deep-bodied tunny Atlandi tuun Bonite Bonite noire Giromon Petit thon Thon à nageoires noires Thon noir Thon nuit Mini maguro Monte maguro Taiseiyo maguro Atlanticheskyj tunets Chernij tunets тунец черноперый Karibisk tonfisk Svart tonfisk Albacora Atún Atun aleta negra Atún aleta negra Atún Atlántico Atún des aletas negras Atuncito Bonito Falsa albacora Črnoplavuti tun Ton noir 黑鰭金槍魚 黑鳍金枪鱼 Orcynus balteatus (Cuvier, 1832) Parathunnus ambiguus Mowbray, 1935 Parathunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831) Parathunnus rosengarteni Fowler, 1934 Scomber coretta Cuvier, 1829 Thunnus balteatus (Cuvier, 1832) Thunnus coretta (Cuvier, 1829) Thynnus atlanticus Lesson, 1831 Thynnus balteatus Cuvier, 1832 Thynnus coretta (Cuvier, 1829) 1990-10-17 2024-05-08 Collette, B.B. and C.E. 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Cada 1993-07-01 2008-06-25 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Image can be freely copied and altered, as long as original author and source are properly acknowledged. WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=144 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Thatl_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Thatl_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-144 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-10-27 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=144 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Found in oceanic waters, sometimes not far from the coast (Ref. 13628). Forms large mixed schools with the skipjack tuna. Its spawning grounds are located well offshore. Preys on surface and deep-sea fishes, squids, amphipods, shrimps, crabs and stomatopods and decapod larvae. The largest fishery for blackfin tuna operates off the southeastern coast of Cuba and uses live-bait and pole. Utilized fresh, dried or salted, canned and frozen (Ref. 9987). Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2):137 p. (Ref. 168) FB-Morphology-144 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-02-22 00:00:00 2001-04-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=144 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 13 - 14; Vertebrae: 39 Collette, B.B. and C.E. 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(Ref. 168) FB-Uses-144 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-10-27 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=144 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes FAO 1992 FAO yearbook. Fishery statistics: catches and landings. Vol. 70: 1990. FAO Fish. Ser. 38:647 p. (Ref. 4931) International Game Fish Association 1991 World record game fishes. International Game Fish Association, Florida, USA. (Ref. 4699) FB-Migration-144 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-10-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=144 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. United Nations 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. United Nations. Retrieved on June 30, 2004, from http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/UNCLOS-TOC.htm (Ref. 71039) FB-Size-144 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-10-27 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=144 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 108 cm FL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637)); max. published weight: 20.6 kg (Ref. 40637) IGFA 2001 Database of IGFA angling records until 2001. IGFA, Fort Lauderdale, USA. (Ref. 40637) IGFA 2001 Database of IGFA angling records until 2001. IGFA, Fort Lauderdale, USA. (Ref. 40637) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Diseases-144-1020 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2004-01-20 00:00:00 2004-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=144&StockCode=158 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Caligus Infestation 18. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Munday, B.L., Y. Sawada, T. Cribb and C.J. Hayward 2003 Diseases of tunas, <i>Thunnus</i> spp. J. Fish Dis. 26:187-206. (Ref. 47455) FB-Diseases-144-475 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2004-01-20 00:00:00 2004-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=144&StockCode=158 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Caligus Infestation 7. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Munday, B.L., Y. Sawada, T. Cribb and C.J. Hayward 2003 Diseases of tunas, <i>Thunnus</i> spp. J. Fish Dis. 26:187-206. (Ref. 47455) FB-Diseases-144-1021 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2004-01-20 00:00:00 2004-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=144&StockCode=158 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Euryphorous Infestation 1. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Munday, B.L., Y. Sawada, T. Cribb and C.J. Hayward 2003 Diseases of tunas, <i>Thunnus</i> spp. J. Fish Dis. 26:187-206. (Ref. 47455) FB-Diseases-144-847 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2004-01-20 00:00:00 2004-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=144&StockCode=158 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Hirudinella Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Munday, B.L., Y. Sawada, T. Cribb and C.J. Hayward 2003 Diseases of tunas, <i>Thunnus</i> spp. J. Fish Dis. 26:187-206. (Ref. 47455) FB-Diseases-144-1056 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2004-01-20 00:00:00 2004-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=144&StockCode=158 Nasicola Infestation 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Munday, B.L., Y. Sawada, T. Cribb and C.J. Hayward 2003 Diseases of tunas, <i>Thunnus</i> spp. J. Fish Dis. 26:187-206. (Ref. 47455) FB-Diseases-144-246 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2004-01-20 00:00:00 2004-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=144&StockCode=158 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Pseudocycnus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Munday, B.L., Y. Sawada, T. Cribb and C.J. Hayward 2003 Diseases of tunas, <i>Thunnus</i> spp. J. Fish Dis. 26:187-206. (Ref. 47455) FB-Diseases-144-270 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2004-01-20 00:00:00 2004-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=144&StockCode=158 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Tentacularia Disease of Coryphaena. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Munday, B.L., Y. Sawada, T. Cribb and C.J. Hayward 2003 Diseases of tunas, <i>Thunnus</i> spp. J. Fish Dis. 26:187-206. (Ref. 47455) FB-Habitat-144 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-10-27 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=144 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 71039); marine; depth range 0 - 50 m United Nations 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. United Nations. Retrieved on June 30, 2004, from http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/UNCLOS-TOC.htm (Ref. 71039)