Taxonomy Profile: Thunnus (South 1845)

Thunnus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
albacores []
tunas []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Thunnus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Perciformes
perch-like fishes |
Suborder : Scombroidei
ribbonfishes |
albacores |
bonitos |
mackerels |
tunas |
bonites |
germons |
maquereaux |
thons |
Family : Scombridae
albacores |
bonitos |
mackerels |
tunas |
macarelas |
maquereaux |
Subfamily : Scombrinae
Tribe : Thunnini
Genus : Thunnus
albacores |
tunas |
Thunnus Direct Children(s):
Thunnus (Thunnus)
(South 1845)
Thunnus (Neothunnus)
(Kishinouye 1923)
Thunnus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Bruce B. Collette
Notes:
Senior Scientist, National Systematics Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service; Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Thunnus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Thunnus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Thunnus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Shiino, Sueo M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1976-09-01 / 1976-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
Page(s):
262
Publisher:
Shima Marineland
Publication Place:
Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
ISBN/ISSN:
/0385-1109
Notes:
Reference for:
Thunnus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Collette, Bruce B., and Cornelia E. Nauen
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1983-01-01 / 1983-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Scombrids of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Tunas, Mackerels, Bonitos and Related Species Known to Date
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 2
Page(s):
137
Publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publication Place:
Rome, Italy
ISBN/ISSN:
92-5-101381-0/
Notes:
Reference for:
Thunnus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Collette, Bruce B., Carol Reeb, and Barbara A. Block / Barbara A. Block and E. Donald Stevens, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2001-01-01 / 2001-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Systematics of the Tunas and Mackerels (Scombridae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fish Physiology, vol. 19: Tuna: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution
Page(s):
1-33
Publisher:
Academic Press
Publication Place:
San Diego, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-12-350443-0/
Notes:
Reference for:
Thunnus
Thunnus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Thunnus: Comments