Pelagic

Dogtooth Tuna

Gymnosarda unicolor
LC· Least concernCautionPelagic

A muscular, steel-blue tuna with conspicuous conical teeth and a metallic sheen, cruising the deep blue along reef walls and offshore pinnacles. Powerful and wary, it appears as a sudden silver flash before vanishing back into the open ocean.

Size (typical)
0.8–2.0 mm
Depth range
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IUCN status
LC
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Diver safety
Maintain distance · do not advance.

Where to see it

27 sites
Daedalus
North Plateau (Anemone City)
ModerateYear-round
Daedalus
South Plateau
ModerateYear-round
Dahab
Blue Hole
LowYear-round
El Gouna
Shabroah Siyul (Blind Reef)
LowYear-round
El Quseir
Rock (El Quseir)
LowYear-round
Hamata
Sha'ab Maksur
ModerateYear-round
Hurghada
Big Giftun (Erg Diana / Sha'ab Sabina)
ModerateYear-round
Hurghada
Carless Reef
LowYear-round
Marsa Alam
Elphinstone Reef
ModerateYear-round
Nuweiba
El Hibeq (Sinker)
LowYear-round
Safaga
Abu Kafan
ModerateYear-round
Safaga
Panorama Reef
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Jackson Reef
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Shark Observatory
LowYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Shark & Yolanda Reef
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Thomas Reef
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Woodhouse Reef
ModerateYear-round
St John's
Dangerous Reef
ModerateYear-round
St John's
Gota Soraya
LowYear-round
St John's
Habili Ali
HighYear-round
St John's
Habili Gaffar
ModerateYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Rosalie Moller
LowYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Shadwan Island
ModerateYear-round
Taba
Ras Amira
LowYear-round
The Brothers
Big Brother North Plateau
HighYear-round
The Brothers
Big Brother South Plateau
HighYear-round
The Brothers
Little Brother East Wall
HighYear-round
Verified sightings · last 12 months

Sighting history

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