Tonna tessellata (Lamarck, 1816)
Mosaic tun
Tonna tessellata
photo by FAO

Family:  Tonnidae (tun shells)
Max. size:  10 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from Sri Lanka to Papua New Guinea, north to the Philippines and south to Queensland.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occasionally collected in fishing nets (Ref. 349).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from Queensland (Ref. 349).

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