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Thunnus (albacores and tunas)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Thunnus is a genus of ocean-dwelling ray-finned bony fish from the Scombridae (Mackerel) family. More specifically, Thunnus is one of five genera which make up the Thunnini tribe – a tribe that is collectively known as the tunas. Also called the true tunas or real tunas, Thunnus consists of eight species of tuna (more than half of the overall tribe), divided into two subgenera.The word Thunnus is the Middle Latin form of the Ancient Greek: θύννος (thýnnos) "tunny-fish" – which is in turn derived from θύνω (thynō), "to rush; to dart". The first written use of the word was by Homer.
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Species

Orcynus lanceolatus
Orcynus latior
Thunnus abchazicus
Thunnus alalunga (longfinned albacore) (Attributes)
Thunnus albacares (Yellowfin-tuna) (Attributes)
Thunnus atlanticus (Deep-bodied tunny) (Attributes)
Thunnus maccoyii (Tunny) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Thunnus obesus (Tuna) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Thunnus orientalis (Pacific bluefin tuna) (Attributes)
Thunnus secretus
Thunnus thynnus (horse mackerel) (Attributes)
Thunnus tonggol (Oriental bonito) (Attributes)
Thynnus angustus
Thynnus bolcensis
Thynnus krambergeri
Thynnus proximus
Thynnus scaldisii

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0