| Tonnidae (tun shells) |
| 23 cm ShH (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 10 - 150 m |
| Cosmopolitan: Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea. Tropical to temperate. |
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| Incidental bycatch of shrimp trawlers (Ref. 349). Maximum depth based on occurrence (Ref. 106750); to be replaced with a better reference. On sandy to muddy bottoms. Also found in shelf zones. Members of the Family Tonnidae mainly feed on holothurians (Ref. 349). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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Known along the southern Italian coasts (Ref. 118221). |
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