Neothunnus

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Neothunnus
Thunnus albacares.png
T. albacares yellowfin tuna
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Tribe: Thunnini
Genus: Thunnus
Subgenus: Neothunnus
Kishinouye, 1923
Species

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)
Thunnus (Neothunnus), the Yellowfin group
 tribe  Thunnini,
 tunas 

 A. fallai  slender tuna

  Auxis , frigate tunas 

 A. thazard frigate tuna XRF-Auxis thazard.png

 A. rochei bullet tuna

  Euthynnus , little tunas 

 E. lineatus black skipjack tuna

 E. alleteratus little tunny XRF-Euthynnus alletteratus.png

 E. affinus mackerel tuna or kawakawa  

 K. pelamis  skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis.png

  Thunnus , true tunas 

 T. atlanticus blackfin tuna Blackfin tuna, Duane Raver Jr.jpg

 T. albacares  yellowfin tuna   Thunnus albacares.png

 T. tonggol longtail tuna

 T. obesus bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus.png

 T. maccoyii southern bluefin tuna

 T. thynnus Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus.png

 T. alalunga Albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga.png

 T. orientalis  Pacific bluefin tuna  

subgenus Neothunnus
(yellowfin group)
subgenus Thunnus
(bluefin group)
Cladogram: The yellowfin group of tunas, subgenus Thunnus (Neothunnus), within the tribe Thunnini. [1] [2]
Thunnus (Neothunnus) – the yellowfin group of tunas
Common nameScientific nameMaximum
length
Common
length
Maximum
weight
Maximum
age
Trophic
level
Source 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] LC IUCN 3 1.svg 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 years4.50 [5] [6] DD IUCN 3 1.svg 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 yrs4.34 [7] [8] NT IUCN 3 1.svg Near threatened [8]

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