Diagnostic Description
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Lateral line generally present. Dorsal profile of head between eyes flat or slightly convex, not notably arched. Dorsal and anal fins with scales.
Migration
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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31 - 34; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 23 - 26
Trophic Strategy
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Occurs offshore in warm and temperate waters (Ref. 6697).
- Recorder
- Auda Kareen Ortañez
Biology
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Occurs offshore in warm and temperate waters (Ref. 6697). May spawn widely in the subtropics (Ref. 6697).
Distribution
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all oceans
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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nektonic
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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Occurs offshore in warm and temperate waters.
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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