| Neothunnus | |
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| T. albacares yellowfin tuna | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Tribe: | Thunnini |
| Genus: | Thunnus |
| Subgenus: |
Neothunnus Kishinouye, 1923 |
| Species | |
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Thunnus (Neothunnus) is a subgenus of ray-finned bony fishes in the Thunnini, or tuna, tribe. More specifically, Neothunnus is a subgenus of the genus Thunnus, also known as the "true tunas". Neothunnus is sometimes referred to as the yellowfin group, and comprises three species:
- subgenus Thunnus (Neothunnus)
- T. albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) – yellowfin tuna
- T. atlanticus (Lesson, 1831) – blackfin tuna
- T. tonggol (Bleeker, 1851) – longtail tuna
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| Cladogram: The yellowfin group of tunas, subgenus Thunnus (Neothunnus), within the tribe Thunnini. [1] [2] |
Thunnus ( Neothunnus) – the yellowfin group of tunas Common name Scientific name Maximum
lengthCommon
lengthMaximum
weightMaximum
ageTrophic
levelSource IUCN status Blackfin tuna T. atlanticus
( Lesson, 1831)108 cm
(3.54 ft)72 cm
(2.36 ft)22.4 kg
(49 lb)4.13 [3] 
Least concern
[4]
Longtail tuna T. tonggol
( Bleeker, 1851)145 cm
(4.76 ft)70 cm
(2.3 ft)35.9 kg
(79 lb)18 years 4.50 [5] [6] 
Data deficient
[6]
Yellowfin tuna T. albacares
( Bonnaterre, 1788)239 cm
(7.84 ft)150 cm
(4.9 ft)200 kg
(440 lb)5–9 yrs 4.34 [7] [8] 
Near threatened
[8]
References
- ^ Graham, Jeffrey B.; Dickson, Kathryn A. (2004). "Tuna Comparative Physiology" (PDF). The Journal of Experimental Biology. 207 (23): 4015–4024. doi: 10.1242/jeb.01267. PMID 15498947. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ Catanese, Gaetano; Manchado, Manuel; Infante, Carlos (15 February 2010). "Evolutionary relatedness of mackerels of the genus Scomber based on complete mitochondrial genomes: Strong support to the recognition of Atlantic Scomber colias and Pacific Scomber japonicus as distinct species". Gene. 452 (1): 35–43. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2009.12.004. PMID 20035845.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Thunnus atlanticus" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
- ^ Collette, B.; Amorim, A.F.; Boustany, A.; Carpenter, K.E.; Dooley, J.; de Oliveira Leite Jr.; N.; Fox, W.; Fredou, F.L.; Fritzsche, R.; Graves, J.; Viera Hazin, F.H.; Juan Jorda, M.; Kada, O.; Minte Vera, C.; Miyabe, N.; Nelson, J.; Nelson, R.; Oxenford, H.; Teixeira Lessa, R.P.; Pires Ferreira Travassos, P.E. (2011). "Thunnus atlanticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T155276A4764002. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T155276A4764002.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Thunnus tonggol" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
- ^ a b Collette, B.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Juan Jorda, M.; Miyabe, N.; Nelson, R.; Sun, C.; Uozumi, Y. (2011). "Thunnus tonggol". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170351A6763691. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170351A6763691.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Thunnus albacares" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
- ^ a b Collette, B.B.; Boustany, A.; Fox, W.; Graves, J.; Juan Jorda, M.; Restrepo, V. (2021). "Thunnus albacares". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T21857A46624561. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T21857A46624561.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.