Scombridae

bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus

Tuna of the Mediterranean Sea

• Cross-climate
• Subtropical
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

The bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) is a species of true tuna of the genus Thunnus, belonging to the wider mackerel family Scombridae. Bigeye tuna are found in the open waters of all tropical and temperate oceans, but not in the Mediterranean Sea.