Kōrero: Oceanic fish

Southern bluefin tuna

Southern bluefin tuna

This school of southern bluefin tuna was photographed in the Southern Ocean. The species are found around New Zealand, usually over sandy sea floors to depths of 150 metres. Their streamlined tear-drop shape allows them to accelerate quickly.

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Photograph by Roger Grace

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Carl Walrond, 'Oceanic fish - New Zealand’s oceanic species', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8754/southern-bluefin-tuna (accessed 26 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006