Rare occurrence of a bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus in British waters, with notes on other occurrences of sub-tropical tunas

Rare occurrence of a bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus in British waters, with notes on other occurrences of sub-tropical tunas

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.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of fish biology 2009-09, Vol.75 (4), p.917-923
Hauptverfasser: Powell, A., Parry, G. S., Houghton, J. D. R., Herdson, D. M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Geography
Marine
range
scombrid
Temperature
Thunnus obesus
Tuna
U.K
Wales
water temperature
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0022-1112
1095-8649
DOI:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02330.x