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Thunnus
South, 1845
(fish)
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Entity:
Thunnini (Tribe)
..Allothunnus (Genus)
..Auxis (Genus)
..Euthynnus (Genus)
..Katsuwonus (Genus)
..Thunnus (Genus)
....Thunnus alalunga (Species) - albacore
....Thunnus albacares (Species) - yellowfin tuna
....Thunnus atlanticus (Species) - blackfin tuna
....Thunnus maccoyii (Species) - southern bluefin tuna
....Thunnus obesus (Species) - bigeye tuna
....Thunnus orientalis (Species) - Pacific bluefin tuna
....Thunnus thynnus (Species) - bluefin tuna
....Thunnus tonggol (Species) - longtail tuna
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(J.F. South),
in
E. Smedley
et al.
, eds., 1845, nom. nov.
Subsequent name (orig. rank & spell.)
:
(South, J.F.) 1845.
In
E. Smedley, H.J. Rose & H.J. Rose (eds.),
Ency. Metrop.
25
: 620 ("Cuv.", "genus").
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Attributes
New replacement name (: nom. nov.) [ICZN]
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021.
Eschmeyer's Cat. Fish.
: 11 Jun 2025 ("replacement name").
Name placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology [ICZN, 1999: Art. 80.6]
Ref:
R.V. Melville & J.D.D. Smith (eds.), 1987.
Offic. Lists & Indexes Zool.
: 178 (Opinion 809).
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Types
Type of
:
Thunnini
(Tribe)
Starks, 1910
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 433.
[inferred]
Variants
Original spelling
:
Thynnus
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1816, nom. illeg.
Ref:
S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]
: [19 Dec 2008].
Synonyms
Replaced synonym
:
Thynnus
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1816, nom. illeg.
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 11 Jun 2025.
Synonymous name (objective)
:
Albacora
(Genus)
Jordan, 1888, nom. illeg.
Ref:
PBDB
: 22 Jun 2017; ECoF(11 Jun 2025).
Synonymous name (objective)
:
Thynnus
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1816, nom. illeg.
Ref:
PBDB
: 5 May 2017; ECoF(11 Jun 2025).
Synonymous name (subjective)
:
Germo
(Genus)
Jordan, 1888
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 11 Jun 2025.
Synonymous name (subjective)
:
Orcynus
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1816, nom. illeg.
Ref:
PBDB
: 7 Aug 2021; ECoF(11 Jun 2025).
Synonymous name (subjective)
:
Orycnus
(Genus)
Gill, 1862, nom. illeg.
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 11 Jun 2025.
[implicit]
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
tonijnen
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21 Sep 2025