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    Bigeye tuna

    Bigeye tuna

    Thunnus obesus

    Reef Fish
    Vulnerable

    The Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) is recorded at 57 diving areas across 35 countries, most often around Azores, Cape Town & Western Cape and South Malé Atoll.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 8 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Christmas IslandAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Sydney & New South WalesAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Caribbean
    Antigua South CoastAntigua & Barbuda
    Rarely seen here
    BarbudaAntigua & Barbuda
    Rarely seen here
    AbacoBahamas
    Regularly seen here
    AndrosBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    BiminiBahamas
    Regularly seen here
    Nassau & New ProvidenceBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Klein BonaireBonaire
    Rarely seen here
    Salt Island & Cooper IslandBritish Virgin Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Cayman BracCayman Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Jardines de la ReinaCuba
    Rarely seen here
    María la GordaCuba
    Regularly seen here
    VaraderoCuba
    Rarely seen here
    Curaçao SoutheastCuraçao
    Rarely seen here
    Cabrits & Northern CoastDominica
    Rarely seen here
    Bayahibe & La RomanaDominican Republic
    Occasionally seen here
    Punta CanaDominican Republic
    Occasionally seen here
    Sosua & Puerto PlataDominican Republic
    Rarely seen here
    Southwest CoastGrenada
    Rarely seen here
    Cousteau ReserveGuadeloupe
    Rarely seen here
    Fajardo & East CoastPuerto Rico
    Occasionally seen here
    La PargueraPuerto Rico
    Regularly seen here
    Rincon & West CoastPuerto Rico
    Occasionally seen here
    St. KittsSt. Kitts & Nevis
    Rarely seen here
    ProvidencialesTurks & Caicos
    Rarely seen here
    St. CroixUS Virgin Islands
    Frequently seen here
    St. Thomas & St. JohnUS Virgin Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Central America
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Regularly seen here
    Andaman IslandsIndia
    Rarely seen here
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Watamu & MalindiKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Baa AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    North Malé AtollMaldives
    Frequently seen here
    Rasdhoo AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    South Malé AtollMaldives
    Frequently seen here
    Vaavu AtollMaldives
    Frequently seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Rodrigues IslandMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Frequently seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    São ToméSão Tomé & Príncipe
    Rarely seen here
    Inner IslandsSeychelles
    Regularly seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Frequently seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Mafia IslandTanzania
    Occasionally seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderScombriformes
    FamilyScombridae
    GenusThunnus

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