PeRMS taxon details
Thunnus South, 1845
- Species Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
- Species Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
- Species Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Thunnus alalunga (Cetti, 1777) accepted as Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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]
page(s): 620-622 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Thunnus South, 1845. Accessed through: Santamaría, J.; Romero, C.; Meza, M. (Eds) (2025) Peruvian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126065 on 2026-02-12
Santamaría, J.; Romero, C.; Meza, M. (Eds) (2026). Peruvian Register of Marine Species. Thunnus South, 1845. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126065 on 2026-02-12
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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). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., 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. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 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). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 620-622 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., 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. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 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). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality