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Thunnus South, 1845 
AphiaID: 126065

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scombridae (Family) > Scombrinae (Subfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Scomber thynnus Linnaeus, 1758
Parent Scombrinae
Synonymised
taxa
  Albacora
Germo
Kishinoella Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
Neothunnus
Orcynus Cuvier, 1816 (synonym)
Parathunnus
Semathunnus
Thinnus
Thunus (misspelling)
Thynnus Cuvier, 1816
Sources  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: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

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


basis of record (from synonym): FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
German Thunfisch  [details]
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 Species Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
  » Subspecies Thunnus albacares macropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831)
Species Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)
Species Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
  » Subspecies Thunnus obesus mebachi Kishinouye, 1915 accepted as Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
» Subspecies Thunnus obesus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) accepted as Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
Species Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
Species Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  » Subspecies Thunnus thynnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872) accepted as Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)
» Subspecies Thunnus thynnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) accepted as Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
» Subspecies Thunnus thynnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)

Species Thunnus maculata (nomen dubium)

Species Thunnus abesus (Lowe, 1839) accepted as Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
Species Thunnus alalonga (Bonnaterre, 1788) accepted as Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus alalunga (Cetti, 1777) accepted as Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus albacarres (Bonnaterre, 1788) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus albacora (Lowe, 1839) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Thunnus albacores (Bonnaterre, 1788) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
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)
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)
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 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, 1855) 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)
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
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Thunnus sp.
Thunnus sp.
added on 2010-02-18 - author: Collection VLIZ
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126065
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2013-01-04 15:09:25Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Thunnus South, 1845. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126065 on 2013-06-20
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