PACIFIC BLUEFIN TUNA

Thunnus orientalis


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Thunnus orientalis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844) Thunnus orientalis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844)

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Epipelagic, usually oceanic, but seasonally coming close to shore (Ref. 168). Tolerates ample temperature intervals (Ref. 168). Forms schools by size, sometimes with other scombrids (Ref. 168). Migrates between June and September in a northward direction along the coast of Baja California, Mexico and California (Ref. 168). A voracious predator that feeds on a wide variety of small schooling fishes or squids, also crabs and less sessile organisms (Ref. 168). Marketed fresh and frozen.