Thunnus

From Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Doublet of Thynnus.

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scombridae – tuna.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class;- infraclass; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Scombriformes - order; Scombridae - family; Scombrinae - subfamily; Thunnini - tribe

• (genus): Thunnus (Thunnus) (bluefin group), Thunnus (Neothunnus) (yellowfin group) - subgenera
  • Thunnus thynnus (Atlantic bluefin tuna) - type species; Thunnus alalunga (albacore tuna, longfin tuna), Thunnus maccoyii (southern bluefin tuna), Thunnus obesus (bigeye tuna), Thunnus orientalis (Pacific bluefin tuna); Thunnus tonggol (longtail tuna), Thunnus atlanticus (blackfin tuna), Thunnus albacares (yellowfin tuna) - other species

• Allothunnus
• Euthynnus

• Thunnus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Thunnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Thunnus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Thunnus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Thunnus at AnimalBase
• Thunnus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Thunnus at World Register of Marine Species