Tonnidae (tun shells) |
23 cm ShH (male/unsexed) |
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). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
Known from Hauraki Gulf and western Bay of Plenty (Ref. 118672). C: Ref. 118672. |
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