Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus maccoyii
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: EN - Endangered - facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Scombridae
- Genus
- Thunnus
Where to Find
Found in 7 diving areas across 2 countries and 2 regions.
- Lord Howe Island, Australia - 181 records
- Rowley Shoals, Australia - 3 records
- South Australia, Australia - 7 records
- Sydney & New South Wales, Australia - 222 records
- Tasmania, Australia - 240 records
- Victoria, Australia - 240 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 7 records