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Tonna olearium   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Oily tun

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Uruguay country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Uruguayan shelf in depths of 35 to 150 m (Ref. 106750).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uy.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Carranza, A., F. Scarabino and L. Ortega, 2008
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Giant tun shell, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Gastropoda > Littorinimorpha () > Tonnidae (tun shells)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 10 - 150 m (Ref. 349).   Tropical; 44°N - 40°S, 11°E - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Cosmopolitan: Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea. Tropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 23.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 18.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Incidental bycatch of shrimp trawlers (Ref. 349). Maximum depth based on occurrence (Ref. 106750); to be replaced with a better reference.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.5 - 29.1, mean 28.2 (based on 1212 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.