Bigeye tuna: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bigeye tuna lives – recorded in 21 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Thunnus obesus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	21 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe, North America, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Scombriformes
Family	Scombridae

Where does the bigeye tuna live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bigeye tuna in 21 countries and territories across Africa, Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the bigeye tuna endangered?

The bigeye tuna’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bigeye tuna?

The bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Scombriformes and the family Scombridae, genus Thunnus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bigeye tuna

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bigeye tuna (revision 1381415903), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1122241 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).