Yellowfin Tuna
Description
Yellowfin Tuna appear to follow the ROV in to deep water
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Yellowfin Tuna |
| Creator(s): | Gates, A. |
| Identification: | Gates, A. |
| Date: | 17 April 2013 |
| Time: | 01:49 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata (Chordates) > Class Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Order Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Scombridae (Bonitos, mackerels, tunas) |
| Species: | Thunnus albacares |
| Behaviour: | Following ROV in to deep water. On descent they were seen to >1000 m on occasions. On recovery of the ROV they were not encountered until 500 m depth. |
| Site: | Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 |
| Site Description: | Midwater |
| Depth (m): | 1780 |
| Countries: | East Africa > Tanzania |
| Habitat: | Water column |
| Rig: | Deep Sea Metro I |
| Project Partners: | BG Group, Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Millennium 113 |
| Keywords: | Tuna |
| Deposited By: | Dr Andrew Gates |
| Deposited On: | 07 December 2017 |
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