African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

WoRMS taxon details

Thunnus South, 1845

AphiaID

126065 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126065)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Scomber thynnus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parent

Scombrinae Rafinesque, 1815

Synonymised names

Albacora Jordan, 1888 · unaccepted

Germo Jordan, 1888 · unaccepted

Kishincella · unaccepted (misspelling)

Kishinoella Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 · unaccepted

Neothunnus Kishinouye, 1923 · unaccepted

Orcynus Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym)

Parathunnus Kishinouye, 1923 · unaccepted

Semathunnus Fowler, 1933 · unaccepted

Thinnus · unaccepted (misspelling)

Thunus · unaccepted (misspelling)

Thynnus Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted

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Species Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831)
Species Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)
Species Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
Species Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
Species Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)
Species Thunnus abacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Thunnus abesus (Lowe, 1839) accepted as Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) (misspelling)
Species Thunnus alalonga (Bonnaterre, 1788) accepted as Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) (misspelling)
Species Thunnus alalunga (Cetti, 1777) accepted as Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) (synonym)
Species Thunnus albacarres (Bonnaterre, 1788) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) (misspelling)
Species Thunnus albacora (Lowe, 1839) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus albacores (Bonnaterre, 1788) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) (misspelling)
Species Thunnus allisoni Mowbray, 1920 accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus argentivittatus (Cuvier, 1832) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus balteatus (Cuvier, 1832) accepted as Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831)
Species Thunnus catalinae (Jordan & Evermann, 1926) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus coretta (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831)
Species Thunnus germo (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus itosibi (Jordan & Evermann, 1926) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus maccoyi (Castelnau, 1872) accepted as Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872) (misspelling)
Species Thunnus macropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus mebachi Kishinouye, 1915 accepted as Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
Species Thunnus nicolsoni Whitley, 1936 accepted as Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)
Species Thunnus pacificus (Cuvier, 1832) accepted as Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus pelamys (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Thunnus phillipsi Jordan & Evermann, 1926 accepted as Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)
Species Thunnus rarus Kishinouye, 1915 accepted as Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)
Species Thunnus rocheanus (Risso, 1827) accepted as Auxis rochei (Risso, 1810)
Species Thunnus saliens Jordan & Evermann, 1926 accepted as Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
Species Thunnus schlegelii (Steindachner, 1884) accepted as Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
Species Thunnus secundodorsalis (Storer, 1853) accepted as Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Thunnus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) accepted as Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
Species Thunnus thynus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
Species Thunnus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1832) accepted as Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Thunnus zacalles (Jordan & Evermann, 1926) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

South, J. F. (1845). Thunnus. In: Encyclopedia Metropolitana; or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge. Edition for 1845. 25: 620-622., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=fr&id=L1M_AQAAMAAJ&q=thunnus#v=snippet&q=thunnus&f=false
page(s): 620-622 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Thunnus South, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126065 on 2024-11-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description South, J. F. (1845). Thunnus. In: Encyclopedia Metropolitana; or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge. Edition for 1845. 25: 620-622., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=fr&id=L1M_AQAAMAAJ&q=thunnus#v=snippet&q=thunnus&f=false
page(s): 620-622 [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source South, J.F. (1845). Encyclopedia Metropolitana; or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge. Edition for 1845. v. 25.
page(s): 620 [details]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]