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Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)

Bigeye tuna
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New Zealand country information

Common names: Bigeye tuna
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.), 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Main fishing grounds off northeast New Zealand (January to March) and to the north of the country (August to October) (Ref. 9258). Small foreign longline catch (Ref. 9258). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. Also Ref. 168, 89192, 89423.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Thunnus: Greek, thynnos = tunna (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lowe.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 1500 m (Ref. 117020), usually 0 - 500 m (Ref. 117020).   Subtropical; 13°C - 29°C (Ref. 168); 52°N - 48°S, 180°W - 180°E

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