Dogtooth Tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
Sighting evidence at San Miguel Bay Drop-Off, Donsol
Photo: Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC
Large dogtooth tuna — some exceeding 70kg — hunt along the wall edge in small packs, occasionally making explosive rushes at schools of fusiliers that cascade like silver rain across the reef face. These apex pelagic predators give the drop-off a genuinely wild energy, and their presence alongside the hammerheads in the northeast monsoon season elevates San Miguel Bay into serious large-pelagics territory.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Dogtooth Tuna is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.