Movie 3.

Ratchet turn in which the tuna moves the caudal fin is swept through multiple asymmetrical strokes to produce small turns, which are summed to produce a larger global turn. The red diamonds and little blue diamonds show the sequential positions of rostrum and caudal fin through the turn, respectively.

Multiple behaviors for turning performance of Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)

Abigail M. Downs, Allison Kolpas, Barbara A. Block, and Frank E. Fish

Journal of Experimental Biology 2023. 226:None-None; doi: 10.1242/jeb.244144