Species group · Bony fish
Tunas
WAnimals has 2 species of tuna, all in the family Scombridae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 88 countries
- 71 parks
- Weight
- 200 kg – 900 kg
- Length
- 2.4 m – 4.6 m
- Lifespan
- 7 – 15 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of tunas on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
1 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 88 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Acadia1 species
- Al Hoceima1 species
- Alonissos y Esporadas del Norte1 species
- Anticosti1 species
- Archipielago de Cabrera1 species
- Archipiélago de Mingan1 species
- Archipielago de Revillagigedo1 species
- Arcipelago Toscano1 species
- Arrábida1 species
- Arrecifes de Tubbataha1 species
- Asinara1 species
- Assateague Island1 species
- Amorgos (pecio Le Grand Bleu)diving
- Andrea Doriadiving
- Bahía de Fundydiving
- Bahía de Kotordiving
- Block Island (pecio del Mohawk)diving
- Blue Cornerdiving
Did you know…
It can cross the whole Atlantic, covering more than 8,000 km on migration.
It eats small shoaling fish, squid and crustaceans.
It lives in temperate and subtropical oceanic waters of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
It can spawn every 2 days for much of the year in warm water.
From Yellowfin Tuna
It feeds on small fish, crustaceans and squid.
From Yellowfin Tuna
It lives in tropical and subtropical ocean waters worldwide, but is absent from the Mediterranean.
From Yellowfin Tuna