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NERITIC TUNAS AND SEERFISH CONCERNED IN THE PROJECT


Scientist Name   : Thunnus tonggol
Common Name  : Longtail tuna
Abbreviation       : LOT

Short Description:
Thunnus tonggol is a species of tuna of tropical Indo-West Pacific waters. It is commonly known as the longtail tuna or northern bluefin tuna. The usage of the latter name, mainly in Australia to distinguish it from the southern bluefin tuna, leads to easy confusion with Thunnus thynnus of the Atlantic and Thunnus orientalis of the North Pacific. Compared to these "true" bluefins, Thunnus tonggol is more slender and has shorter pectoral fins. Thunnus tonggol reaches 145 centimetres (57 in) in length and 35.9 kilograms (79 lb) in weight. Compared to similar-sized tunas, its growth is slower and it lives longer (will be edited).

Scientist Name   : Euthynnus affinis
Common Name  : Eastern little tuna, kawakawa
Abbreviation       : KAW

Short Description:
Euthynnus affinis, the kawakawa or mackerel tuna, is a species of ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, or mackerel family. It belongs to the tribe Thunnini, better known as the tunas (will be edited).

Scientist Name   : Auxis thazard
Common Name  : Frigate tuna
Abbreviation       : FRI

Short Description:
The frigate tuna or frigate mackerel, Auxis thazard, is a subspecies of tuna, in the family Scombridae, found around the world in tropical oceans. (will be edited)

Scientist Name   : Auxis rochei
Common Name  : Bullet tuna
Abbreviation:       : BLT

Short Description:
The bullet tuna, Auxis rochei, is a subspecies of tuna, in the family Scombridae, found circumglobally in tropical oceans in open surface waters to depths of 50 m (164 ft). Its maximum length is 50.0 cm. Sometimes called bullet mackerel, the bullet tuna is a comparatively small and slender tuna. It has a triangular first dorsal fin, widely separated from the second dorsal fin, which, like the anal and pectoral fins, is relatively small. There are the usual finlets of the tuna. There is a small corselet of small scales around the pectoral region of the body. Bullet tunas are blue-black on the back with a pattern of zig-zag dark markings on the upper hind body, and silver below. The fins are dark grey. They feed on small fish, squid, planktonic crustaceans, and stomatopod larvae (will be edited).

Scientist Name   : Sarda orientalis
Common Name  : Striped Bonito
Abbreviation       : BZX

Short Description:
The Striped Bonito (Sarda orientalis) is a species of marine perciform fish. They have been recorded at lengths of 102 centimetres (40 in), though they are commonly no longer than 55 centimetres (22 in). Distributed through the Indo-Pacific and East Pacific, the striped bonito is known to occur at depths from 1 to 167 metres (will be edited).

Scientist Name   : Scomberomorus guttatus
Common Name  : Indo-Pacific king mackerel
Abbreviation       : GUT

Short Description:
Indo-Pacific king mackerelor popularly (spotted) seer fish(Scomberomorus guttatus) is a sea fish among the mackerel variety of fishes. It is found in around the Indian Ocean and adjoining seas.
It is a popular game fish, growing up to 45 kg (100 lbs), and is a strong fighter that has on occasion been seen to leap out of the water when hooked. It is excellent table fare and is primarily caught by sport fishers trolling with plugs (Rapala or Stretch 25+, 30+) or feathers/jigs, and on 30lbf(130N) tackle it is extremely sporting. At times it is possible to catch more than one by casting silver spoons or pirks when one is hooked while trolling (will be edited).

Scientist Name   : Scomberomorus commerson
Common Name  : Narrow barred Spanish Mackerel
Abbreviation       : COM

Short Description:
The narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) is a mackerel of the Scombridae family found in a wide-ranging area centering in Southeast Asia, but as far west as the east coast of Africa and from the Middle East and along the northern coastal areas of the Indian Ocean, and as far east as the South West Pacific Ocean. They are vivid blue to dark grey in colour along their backs and flanks and fade to a silvery blue-grey on the belly. Spanish mackerel have scores of narrow, vertical lines down their sides. Spanish mackerel are the largest of all Australian mackerels, growing to about 200 cm and up to 70 kg (will be edited).