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Rare occurrence of a bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus in British waters, with notes on other occurrences of sub‐tropical tunas
Author(s) -
Powell A.,
Parry G. S.,
Houghton J. D. R.,
Herdson D. M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02330.x
Subject(s) - thunnus , biology , fishery , scombridae , tuna , oceanography , fish <actinopterygii> , geology
A freshly dead bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus was washed ashore near Burry Port, Wales (51°40′ N; 4°15′ W) in August, 2006. This is only the third occasion that the species has been observed in British waters, and is the largest and most northerly recorded specimen.