Dogtooth Tuna

Gymnosarda unicolor

The reef's apex speed merchant

2 products

Habitat

Coral-reef drop-offs, seamounts and steep walls, the only true reef tuna

Typical size

Often 40–120 cm; grows past 2 m and 100 kg

Depth

Surface to ~250 m, around reef drop-offs

Region

Tropical Australia WA, NT & QLD reefs (not the Gulf of Carpentaria)

The range

Shop the Dogtooth Tuna

The full range for this species. New pieces land as they come off the boat.

Dogtooth Tuna Corduroy Cap

$49.95

From reef to canvas

Painted from the real thing

The fish

The painting

Painted from the real reference — species-accurate, not a cartoon.

Hand-painted Dogtooth Tuna, shown at its preferred depth

Gymnosarda unicolor · painted from the real reference

Know the fish

The one tuna that never leaves the reef

The doggie is a different kind of tuna reef-bound rather than open-ocean, armed with the fang-like teeth that name it, and capable of a first run that empties spools and breaks hearts. They haunt current-swept pinnacles, drop-offs and bommies on the outer reef, and they sit near the top of every spearfisher's and jigger's wish list. Raw power in a sleek, blue-backed package.

Our hand-painted Dogtooth Tuna captures that streamlined body and steely sheen. It's a trophy fish, and the design carries the same weight, tees, keychains, charms and stickers.

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