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Bluefin and Yellowfin Tunas
Thunnus
Thunnus is a genus of ocean-dwelling ray-finned bony fish from the Scombridae (Mackerel) family. More specifically, Thunnus is one of five genera which make up the Thunnini tribe – a tribe that is collectively known as the tunas. Also called the true tunas or real tunas, Thunnus consists of eight species of tuna (more than half of the overall tribe), divided into two subgenera. The word Thunnus is the Middle Latin form of the Ancient Greek:...
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Yellowfin Tuna
speciesThunnus albacares
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
speciesThunnus thynnus
Blackfin Tuna
speciesThunnus atlanticus
Albacore
speciesThunnus alalunga
Pacific Bluefin Tuna
speciesThunnus orientalis
Longtail Tuna
speciesThunnus tonggol
Bigeye Tuna
speciesThunnus obesus
Southern Bluefin Tuna
speciesThunnus maccoyii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 69676.