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Thunnus tonggol

(Indian Long-Tailed Tuna)

Common Names

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Common Names in Agutaynen:

Tambakol

Common Names in Arabic:

Gebab, Sahwa

Common Names in Bikol:

Bangkulis

Common Names in Cebuano:

Bariles, Barilis, Tulingan

Common Names in Chavacano:

Panit

Common Names in Cotabato Cha:

Biyad

Common Names in Cotabato Chavacano:

Biyad

Common Names in Danish:

Tonggol-Tun

Common Names in Davawenyo:

Bariles, Karaw

Common Names in English:

Blue Fin Tuna, Blue-Fin Trevally, Blue-Fin Tuna, Indian Long-Tailed Tuna, Longtail Tuna, Longtail-Tuna, Northern Bluefin, Northern Bluefin Tuna, Oriental Bonito

Common Names in Finnish:

Sinitonnikala

Common Names in French:

Thon Jaune, Thon Mignon

Common Names in German:

Langschwanz-Thun, Thunfisch

Common Names in Hiligaynon:

Panit

Common Names in Ilokano:

Tambakul

Common Names in Italian:

Tonno Indiano

Common Names in Japanese:

Koshinaga

Common Names in Kagayanen:

Panit

Common Names in Kannada:

ಗೆಥರ್ , ಗೆಥಲ್ , Gethal, Gethar

Common Names in Konkani:

Bokado

Common Names in Lwena:

Thundwa

Common Names in Malay:

Abu-Abu, Aya, Bakulan, Kayu, Tongkol, Tongkol Hitam

Common Names in Malayalam:

കാരചൂര , കാരച്ചൂര, കേതാള് , ചൂര, Karachoora, Kethal

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

串仔, 小黃鰭鮪, 青干金槍魚, 青干金枪鱼, 青干金槍魚, 小黃鰭鮪, 小黄鳍鲔, 串仔

Common Names in Marathi:

खावाळिया गीदार, Khavalya-Gedar

Common Names in Persian:

Havoor

Common Names in Polish:

Tunczyk Tongol

Common Names in Portuguese:

Atum-Do-índico, Atum-Do-ndico, Atun-Tongol, Bonito-Oriental

Common Names in Russian:

Dlinnokhvostyj Tunets

Common Names in Serbian:

Vrsta Tunja

Common Names in Somali:

Yajdar

Common Names in Spanish:

Atún Tongol, Atn Tongol

Common Names in Surigaonon:

Bariles, Panit

Common Names in Swahili:

Jodari

Common Names in Swedish:

Tonggol

Common Names in Tagalog:

Barilis, Bulis, Panit, Sobad, Tambakol, Tulingan

Common Names in Vietnamese:

C Ng? B, Cá Ng? Bò, Cá Ngừ Bò

Common Names in Visayan:

Bulis, Sobad, Tulingan

Common Names in Waray-waray:

Panit

Description

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Family Scombridae

Distribution: tropical and subtropical seas . Body elongate and fusiform , moderately compressed in some genera. Snout pointed , premaxilla beaklike, free from nasal bones which are separated by the ethmoid bone; mouth large; teeth in jaws strong , moderate, or weak; no true canines; palate and tongue may bear teeth. The 2 dorsal fins separate and depressible into grooves with 5-12 finlets behind second dorsal and anal fins; first dorsal fin with 9-27 rays , origin well behind the head . Pectoral fins high on body. Pelvic fins moderate or small with 6 fin rays , placed below the pectoral fins. Caudal fin deeply forked with supporting caudal rays completely covering hypural plate. At least 2 small keels on each side of caudal fin base , a larger keel in between on caudal peduncle in more advanced species. Lateral line simple . Vertebrae 31-66. Body covered with small to moderate scales or a scaly corselet developed (area behind head and around pectoral fins covered with large thick scales) and rest of body naked or covered with tiny scales. Gill membranes not united to isthmus. Thunnus and close relatives with a specialized vascular system for heat exchange; the evolution of this and related adaptations for endothermy are discussed in Brock et al. 1993, Science 260:210-214. Primarily swift, epipelagic predators ; some species occur in coastal waters , others far from shore . Mackerels (Scomber and Rastrelliger) filter plankton with their long gill rakers. Spanish mackerels, bonitos and tunas feed on larger prey , including small fishes , crustaceans and squids . The main predators of smaller scombrids are other predacious fishes, particularly large tunas and billfises. Dioecious and most display little or no sexual dimorphism in structure or color pattern . Females of many species attain larger sizes than maels. Batch spawning of most species takes place in tropical and subtropical waters, frequently inshore . Eggs are pelagic and hatch into planktonic larvae. Among the most important of commercial and sport fishes. Thunninae=ISSCAAP 36; Scombrinae=ISSCAAP 37. Also Ref. 50681.The family Scombridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 15 genera and 51 species. It may be found in Marine and Brackish environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is thunniform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be very active . Members of this family have been dated back to the lower Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Latin, scomber = mackerel . 1841

Habitat

Predominantly neritic species avoiding very turbid waters and areas with reduced salinity such as estuaries.

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -4,875 meters (0 to -15,994 feet).[1]

Biome: Saltwater . Pelagic .

Biology

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Diet

Feeds on a variety of fishes , cephalopods , and crustaceans, particularly stomatopod larvae and prawns[2].

Behavior

May form schools of varying size.

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Kishinoella rara (Kishinouye, 1915)
  2. Kishinoella tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)
  3. Neothunnus rarus (Kishinouye, 1915)
  4. Neothunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)
  5. Thunnus nicolsoni Whitley, 1936
  6. Thynnus tonggol Bleeker, 1851

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Thunnus

There are approximately 49 species in this genus:

T. alalunga · T. alalunga · T. albacares · T. alalonga · T. alalunga (Longfinned Albacore) · T. alb · T. albacares (Pacific Long-Tailed Tuna) · T. albacares macropterus · T. albacaris · T. albacora · T. albacores · T. albalonga · T. albecares · T. allisoni · T. argentivittatus · T. atlanticus (Deep-Bodied Tunny) · T. bacares · T. balteatus · T. atlanticus · T. germo · T. maccoyi · T. maccoyii (Southern Bluefin Tuna) · T. macropterus · T. mebachi · T. nicolsoni · T. obesus (Bigeye Tuna Fish) · T. obesus mebachi · T. obesus sibi · T. orientalis (North Pacific Bluefin Tuna) · T. pacificus · T. phillipsi · T. rarus · T. saliens · T. secundodorsalis · T. sibi · T. tanggul · T. thunnina · T. thunnus (Two Spotted Barb) · T. thunnus thynnus · T. thynnus (Atlantic Bluefin Tuna) · T. thynnus coretta · T. thynnus maccoyii · T. thynnus orientalis (North Pacific Bluefin Tuna) · T. thynnus saliens · T. thynnus thynnus · T. thynus · T. tonggol (Indian Long-Tailed Tuna) · T. vulgaris · T. zacalles

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

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Footnotes

  1. Mean = -625.550 meters (-2,052.329 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,100.700 based on 108 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
  2. Collette, B.B. (2001). Scombridae. Tunas (also, albacore, bonitos, mackerels, seerfishes, and wahoo). p. 3721-3756. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western [back]
Last Revised: 2009-04-24