2. 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
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4. 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
5. Feeding
• Prey on fish close to the shore and surface of
the water
• Eat smaller fish and squid
6. 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