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Common names: Blue fin tuna, Bokado, Gethal
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from west coast, Gulf of Mannar and Andaman Sea (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 168.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Thon mignon, Atún tongol, Indian long-tailed tuna, ... more

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

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

marino; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 10 - ? m. Tropical; 47°N - 31°S, 34°E - 154°E (Ref. 54923)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to New Guinea, north to Japan, south to Australia. Reported in New Zealand (Ref. 89192).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 60.7 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 145 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40637); common length : 70.0 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 168); peso máximo publicado: 35.9 kg (Ref. 168); edad máxima reportada: 19 años (Ref. 97108)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Vértebra: 39. A small species, deepest near the middle of the first dorsal fin base. The second dorsal fin is higher than the first dorsal fin; the pectoral fins are short to moderately long; swim bladder is absent or rudimentary. Lower sides and belly silvery white with colorless elongate oval spots arranged in horizontally oriented rows. The dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins are blackish; the tip of the second dorsal and anal fins are washed with yellow; the anal fin is silvery; the dorsal and anal finlets are yellow with grayish margins; the caudal fin is blackish, with streaks of yellow green.

Predominantly neritic species avoiding very turbid waters and areas with reduced salinity such as estuaries. May form schools of varying size. Feeds on a variety of fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans, particularly stomatopod larvae and prawns (Ref. 9684). Marketed mainly fresh and dried salted (Ref. 9684), but also smoked, canned and frozen (Ref. 9987).

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Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Collette, Bruce B. | Colaboradores

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)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 01 July 2021

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesquerías: muy comercial; pesca deportiva: si

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 13 - 28.4, mean 26.5 (based on 1398 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00814 - 0.02450), b=3.00 (2.85 - 3.15), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 4.5 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (K=0.32; assuming tm=2-4; tmax=18.7; Fec>1M).

Prior r = 0.79, 95% CL = 0.52 - 1.18, Based on 2 full stock assessments.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)