Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 0 - 50 m. Tropical; 20°C - ? (Ref. 168); 43°N - 28°S, 100°W - 26°W (Ref. 55290)
Western Atlantic: off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts south to Trinidad Island and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Ref. 168); including south of Brazil (Ref. 36453). Highly migratory.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm 49.4 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 108 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40637); common length : 72.0 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 168); peso máximo publicado: 20.6 kg (Ref. 40637)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 13; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 14 - 15; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 13 - 14; Vértebra: 39.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 10 - 20.5, mean 14.4 °C (based on 163 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00693 - 0.01903), b=3.05 (2.91 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.4 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.22; tm=3; tmax=5).
Prior r = 0.77, 95% CL = 0.51 - 1.16, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 48.4 [26.7, 111.0] mg/100g; Iron = 2.86 [1.11, 6.97] mg/100g; Protein = 22.9 [21.4, 24.3] %; Omega3 = 0.31 [0.19, 0.52] g/100g; Selenium = 84.5 [27.1, 268.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 69.2 [9.8, 534.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.59 [0.31, 1.14] mg/100g (wet weight);
