Little Tunny

Fact File: Common Name(s):Little Tunny Scientific Name: Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) Usual Size: In the 'tropical' Eastern Atlantic to 90cm UK Record Weights from rod/line: Shore: Boat: MAFF Minimum Size: Shore: Boat:

Identification: Typical tunny shape. Occasional black lines on the back with 5/7 dusky spots behind and below the pectoral fins. Colour: dorsal markings composed on broken horizontal stripes or bars. Breeding: Little is known of this, although it is known that maturity is reach at a length of 57cm (for fish found off the Southern Coast of Spain). In warmer waters maturity if reached at a smaller length. Habitat: An inshore species with a water temperature requirement of between 20 to 30ºC Food: Fishes, squids and crustaceans Range: For the Eastern Atlantic from the southern coast of the UK down almost to the southern tip of Africa. Additional Notes: An extremely rare visitor to northern hemisphere waters. There are two reported captures within UK waters in 1906 and 1951 Often confused with other species REFERENCES: FAO Species Catalogue 2 - Scombrids of The World - Collette/Nauen Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean - Whitehead, Bauchot, Hureau, Nielsen, Tortonese Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe - Wheeler

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