Thunnus orientalis Pacific bluefin tuna

Thunnus orientalis is commonly referred to as Pacific bluefin tuna. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

8607 

AphiaID:

273823 

Scientific:

Thunnus orientalis 

German:

Nordpazifischer Blauflossen-Thunfisch 

English:

Pacific Bluefin Tuna 

Category:

Tuńczyki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scombridae (Family) > Thunnus (Genus) > orientalis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Temminck & Schlegel, ), 1844 

Occurrence:

Russland, Alaska (Western Atlantic), Australia, Canada Eastern Pacific, China, Corea, Ecuador, Guam, Gulf of California, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Marschall Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Midway Islands, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, USA 

Sea depth:

1 - 550 Meter 

Size:

78.74" - 118.11" (200cm - 300cm) 

Weight:

450 kg 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Big fish, Fish (little fishes), Herring, Jackfish, Nekton, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Thunnus alalunga
• 
  Thunnus albacares
  Gelbflossen-Thun
• Thunnus atlanticus
• Thunnus maccoyii
• 
  Thunnus obesus
  Großaugen-Thun
• 
  Thunnus orientalis
  Nordpazifischer Blauflossen-Thunfisch
• 
  Thunnus thynnus
  Blauflossen-Thunfisch, Roter Thunfisch
• 
  Thunnus tonggol
  Thunfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-07-31 11:09:02 

Last edit:

2015-07-31 11:09:02 

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