Thunnus

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See also: thunnus

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Thunnus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Scombridae – tuna.

Hypernyms

(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

Hyponyms

(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

Derived terms

References

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