Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
Dogtooth tuna
Category: Mackerels and Tunas
Scientific Name: Gymnosarda unicolor
Size: Up to 7 ft. (220 cm)  
Depth: 30-180 ft. (10-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Scombriformes (Order)
      └Scombridae (Family)
       └Scombrinae (Subfamily)
        └Gymnosarda (Genus)
         └G. unicolor (Species)

Silvery fishes
Mackerels and Tunas

Dogtooth tuna



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