Neothunnus
| Neothunnus | |
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| T. albacares yellowfin tuna | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Tribe: | Thunnini |
| Genus: | Thunnus |
| Subgenus: |
Neothunnus Kishinouye, 1923 |
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Thunnus (Neothunnus) is a subgenus of ray-finned bony fishes in the Thunnini, or tuna, tribe. More specifically, Neothunnus is a subgenus of the genus Thunnus, also known as the "true tunas". Neothunnus is sometimes referred to as the yellowfin group, and comprises three species:
A. fallai slender tuna
A. thazard frigate tuna
A. rochei bullet tuna
E. lineatus black skipjack tuna
E. alleteratus little tunny
E. affinus mackerel tuna or kawakawa
K. pelamis skipjack tuna
T. atlanticus blackfin tuna
T. albacares yellowfin tuna
T. tonggol longtail tuna
T. obesus bigeye tuna
T. maccoyii southern bluefin tuna
T. thynnus Atlantic bluefin tuna
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