Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Scombriformes (Order)
     └Scombridae (Family) Mackerels and Tunas
      └Scombrinae (Subfamily)
       └Gymnosarda (Genus)
        └G. unicolor (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219712🔗
iNaturalist ID: 182584🔗

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