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 |
Species | |
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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:
- subgenus Thunnus (Thunnus)
- T. alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) – albacore
- T. maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872) – southern bluefin tuna
- T. obesus (Lowe, 1839) – bigeye tuna
- T. orientalis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844) – Pacific bluefin tuna
- T. thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Atlantic bluefin tuna
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Cladogram: The bluefin group of tunas, subgenus Thunnus (Thunnus), within the tribe Thunnini.[1][2] |
Thunnus (Thunnus) – the bluefin group of tunas Common name Scientific name Maximum
lengthCommon
lengthMaximum
weightMaximum
ageTrophic
levelSource IUCN status Albacore tuna T. alalunga(Bonnaterre, 1788) 1.4 m
(4.6 ft)1.0 m
(3.3 ft)60.3 kg
(133 lb)9–13 yrs 4.31 [3][4] Near threatened[4] Southern bluefin tuna T. maccoyii(Castelnau, 1872) 2.45 m
(8.0 ft)1.6 m
(5.2 ft)260 kg
(570 lb)20–40 yrs 3.93 [5][6] Critically endangered[6] Bigeye tuna T. obesus(Lowe, 1839) 2.5 m
(8.2 ft)1.8 m
(5.9 ft)210 kg
(460 lb)5–16 yrs 4.49 [7][8] Vulnerable[8] Pacific bluefin tuna T. orientalis(Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) 3.0 m
(9.8 ft)2.0 m
(6.6 ft)450 kg
(990 lb)15–26 yrs 4.21 [9][10] Vulnerable[10] Atlantic bluefin tuna T. thynnus(Linnaeus, 1758) 4.6 m
(15 ft)2.0 m
(6.6 ft)684 kg
(1,508 lb)35–50 yrs 4.43 [11][12] Endangered[12]
References
- ↑ Graham, Jeffrey B.; Dickson, Kathryn A. (2004). "Tuna Comparative Physiology" (PDF). The Journal of Experimental Biology. 207: 4015–4024. doi:10.1242/jeb.01267. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ↑ Catanese, Gaetano; Manchado, Manuel; Infante, Carlos (15 February 2010). "Evolutionary relatedness of mackerels of the genus Scomber based on complete mitochondrial genomes: Strong support to the recognition of Atlantic Scomber colias and Pacific Scomber japonicus as distinct species". Gene. 452 (1): 35–43. PMID 20035845. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2009.12.004.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus alalunga" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
- 1 2 Collette, B. and 35 others (2011). "Thunnus alalunga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus maccoyii" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
- 1 2 Collette, B. and 8 others (2011). "Thunnus maccoyii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus obesus" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
- 1 2 Collette, B. and 31 others (2011). "Thunnus obesus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus orientalis" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
- 1 2 Collette, B. and 28 others (2014). "Thunnus orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus thynnus" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
- 1 2 Collette, B. and 23 others (2011). "Thunnus thynnus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
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