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Family Tonnidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Tonna perdix

Juvenile, Makapu'u, Oahu

 

Tug Pier, Midway, 25 feet

 

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

 

Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet

PARTRIDGE TUN

Uncommon in shallow water at night when hunting for sea cucumbers.  Empty shells are commonly inhabited by hermit crabs and sea anemones.  Attains 9 inches.  Red Sea to Hawaii and the Galapagos.  Replaced by Tonna maculosa in the Atlantic.