Thunnus (subgenus)
| Thunnus | |
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| T. Thynnus Atlantic bluefin tuna | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | Thunnus |
| Subgenus: |
Thunnus South, 1845 |
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Thunnus (Thunnus) is a subgenus of ray-finned bony fishes in the Thunnini, or tuna, tribe. More specifically, Thunnus (Thunnus) is a subgenus of the genus Thunnus, also known as the "true tunas". Thunnus (Thunnus) is sometimes referred to as the bluefin group, and comprises five 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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