Biology:Thunnus (subgenus)

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Thunnus
Bluefin-big.jpg
T. thynnus Atlantic bluefin tuna
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Thunnus
Subgenus: Thunnus
South, 1845
Species
  • T. alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
  • T. maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)
  • T. obesus (Lowe, 1839)
  • T. orientalis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844)
  • T. thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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)
Thunnus (Thunnus), the bluefin group
 tribe Thunnini,
 tunas 
 
 Allothunnus, slender tunas 
 

 A. fallai slender tuna

 
 
 
 
 
 Auxis, frigate tunas 
 

 A. thazard frigate tuna

 
 

 A. rochei bullet tuna

 
 
 
 
 
 Euthynnus, little tunas 
 
 
 

 E. lineatus black skipjack tuna

 
 

 E. alleteratus little tunny

 
 
 

 E. affinis mackerel tuna or kawakawa 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 Katsuwonus, skipjack tunas 
 
 

 K. pelamis skipjack tuna

 
 
 
 
 
 Thunnus, true tunas 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 T. atlanticus blackfin tuna

 
 

 T. albacares yellowfin tuna 

 
 
 

 T. tonggol longtail tuna or northern bluefin tuna

 
 
 

 T. obesus bigeye tuna

 
 
 

 T. maccoyii southern bluefin tuna

 
 
 

 T. thynnus Atlantic bluefin tuna

 
 
 
 

 T. alalunga albacore

 
 

 T. orientalis Pacific bluefin tuna 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
subgenus Neothunnus
(yellowfin group)
subgenus Thunnus
(bluefin group)
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
length 		Common
length 		Maximum
weight 		Maximum
age 		Trophic
level 		Source IUCN status
Albacore 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] LC IUCN 3 1.svg Least Concern[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] EN IUCN 3 1.svg 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] VU IUCN 3 1.svg 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] NT IUCN 3 1.svg Near Threatened[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] LC IUCN 3 1.svg Least Concern[12]

References

  1. ↑ Graham, Jeffrey B.; Dickson, Kathryn A. (2004). "Tuna Comparative Physiology" (PDF). The Journal of Experimental Biology 207 (23): 4015–4024. doi:10.1242/jeb.01267. PMID 15498947. http://jeb.biologists.org/content/207/23/4015.full.pdf+html. Retrieved 20 September 2012. 
  2. ↑ 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. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2009.12.004. PMID 20035845. 
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus alalunga" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Collette, B.B.; Boustany, A.; Fox, W.; Graves, J.; Juan Jorda, M.; Restrepo, V. (2021). "Thunnus alalunga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T21856A46911332. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T21856A46911332.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21856/46911332. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  5. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus maccoyii" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Collette, B.B.; Boustany, A.; Fox, W.; Graves, J.; Juan Jorda, M.; Restrepo, V. (2021). "Thunnus maccoyii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T21858A170082633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T21858A170082633.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21858/170082633. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  7. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus obesus" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Collette, B.B.; Boustany, A.; Fox, W.; Graves, J.; Juan Jorda, M.; Restrepo, V. (2021). "Thunnus obesus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T21859A46912402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T21859A46912402.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21859/46912402. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  9. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus orientalis" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Collette, B.B.; Boustany, A.; Fox, W.; Graves, J.; Juan Jorda, M.; Restrepo, V. (2021). "Thunnus orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T170341A170087840. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T170341A170087840.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/170341/170087840. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  11. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus thynnus" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Collette, B.B.; Boustany, A.; Fox, W.; Graves, J.; Juan Jorda, M.; Restrepo, V. (2021). "Thunnus thynnus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T21860A46913402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T21860A46913402.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21860/46913402. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 

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