Endangered Animals

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Yellowfin Tuna

• Habitats: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Oceans• Cause for endangerment: Overfishing• Up to 7 feet• Five out of eight are at risk of extinction• Highly prized game fish

Reproduction

• Spawning can occur at various times of the year depending on the locations

• Can mate when they are 2 to 3 years of age• Females can release 10 million eggs per

season– Only a fraction survive in to adulthood

Feeding• Prey on fish close to the shore and surface of the

water• Eat smaller fish and squid

Info

• extremely fast swimmers reaching speeds up to 80 kph.• Average life span is 8 years• found throughout the warmer reaches of the Atlantic,

Pacific and Indian oceans• Total length- 110inches• Maximum weight- 880lbs

Yellowfin Tuna larva

Common Names

• Allison tuna• Long fin tunny• Longfin• Pacitic long-tailed tuna

Location