Taxonomy Profile: Thunnus (Thunnus) (South 1845)

Thunnus (Thunnus): Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subgenus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Thunnus (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 (Thunnus) Direct Children(s):
Thunnus alalunga
(Bonnaterre 1788)
Thunnus thynnus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Thunnus orientalis
(Temminck and Schlegel 1844)
Thunnus obesus
(Lowe 1839)
Thunnus maccoyii
(Castelnau 1872)
Thunnus (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 (Thunnus)
Source(s):
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Thunnus (Thunnus)
Publication(s):
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)
Thunnus (Thunnus): Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
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Thunnus (Thunnus): Comments