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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Scombriformes (Order)
     └Scombridae (Family)
      └Scombrinae (Subfamily)
       └Gymnosarda (Genus)

Silvery fishes
Mackerels and Tunas

Dogtooth tuna



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