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Longtail Tuna-2

Reference

IB2680

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Mackerels/Tunas

Common Name

Longtail Tuna-2

Scientific Name

Thunnus tonggol

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

This highly prized sports fish cannot be targeted by commercial fisheries in Australia.

Longtail Tuna are opportunistic predators, feeding on a wide variety of prey, including fishes, squid and crustaceans. They feed mostly during daylight hours, prefering small pelagic fishes like Anchovies and Sardines, larger individuals may prey on larger and faster swimming fishes, such as Macherels, Garfish, Squads and Flying fishes.

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