Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae Mackerels, tunas, bonitos
Subfamily: Scombrinae
Genus: Thunnus

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Archambault, C.

Thunnus alalunga
[Albacore]

Photo by Archambault, C.

Thunnus albacares
[Yellowfin tuna]

Photo by Doray, M.

Thunnus atlanticus
[Blackfin tuna]

Photo by Fritsches, K.

Thunnus maccoyii
[Southern bluefin tuna]

Photo by Chow, S.

Thunnus obesus
[Bigeye tuna]

Photo by FAO

Thunnus orientalis
[Pacific bluefin tuna]

Photo by Ticina, V.

Thunnus thynnus
[Atlantic bluefin tuna]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Thunnus tonggol
[Longtail tuna]

8 Species of Family Scombridae with Genus Thunnus
(Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1788	Thunnus alalunga	Albacore	Cosmopolitan in tropical	140 FL
1788	Thunnus albacares	Yellowfin tuna	Worldwide in tropical and	239 FL
1831	Thunnus atlanticus	Blackfin tuna	Western Atlantic	108.0 FL
1872	Thunnus maccoyii	Southern bluefin tuna	Atlantic, Indian and Paci	245 FL
1839	Thunnus obesus	Bigeye tuna	Atlantic, Indian and Paci	250 TL
1844	Thunnus orientalis	Pacific bluefin tuna	North Pacific	300 FL
1758	Thunnus thynnus	Atlantic bluefin tuna	Western Atlantic	458 TL
1851	Thunnus tonggol	Longtail tuna	Indo-West Pacific	145.0 FL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Scombridae Mackerels, tunas, bonitosSubfamily: ScombrinaeGenus: Thunnus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae Mackerels, tunas, bonitos
Subfamily: Scombrinae
Genus: Thunnus

(See list of species below)