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Thunnus South, 1845

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
South, J. F. (1845). Thunnus. In: Encyclopedia Metropolitana; or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge. Edition for 1845. 25: 620-622.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Perciformes
family
Scombridae
genus
Thunnus

Name

Synonyms
Albacora Jordan, 1888
Germo Jordan, 1888
Kishincella
Kishinoella Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
Neothunnus Kishinouye, 1923
Orcynus Cuvier, 1816
Orycnus Gill, 1863
Parathunnus Kishinouye, 1923
Semathunnus Fowler, 1933
Thinnus Wood, 1837
Thunnis Fowler, 1903
Thunus
Thynnus Cuvier, 1816
Homonyms
Thunnus South, 1845
Common names
Albacores in English
Albacores in English
Atum in Portuguese
Atun challwa in Quechua
Atunes y albacoras in Spanish
Atuno in Ido
Atún in Spanish
Bluefin and Yellowfin Tunas in English
Cybium in Latin
Cá ngừ đại dương in Vietnamese
Ikan sisiak in language.
Paprastieji tunai in Lithuanian
Thon in French
Thunfisch in German
Tinuso in Esperanto
Ton in Haitian Creole
Tonfiskar in Swedish
Tonhal in Hungarian
Tonijn in Dutch
Tonnikala in Finnish
Tonno in Italian
True Tunas in English
Tuinnín in Irish
Tulingan in Tagalog
Tuna in English
Tunas in English
Tuncis in Latvian
Tunfisk in Norwegian
Tuniak in Slovak
Tunjak in language.
Tunjevina in Bosnian
Tunnu in language.
Tunowa ryba in language.
Tuňák in Czech
Typical Tunas in English
Tónno in language.
Túnfiskur in Icelandic
albacores in English
albacores in English
tun in Slovenian
tunas in English
tunas in English
Θύννος in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Θύννος (Thynnos) in language.
Τόννος (Tónnos) in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Туна in Serbian
Тунець in Ukrainian
Тунца (Tunca) in Belarusian
Тунцы in Russian
Туњевина (Tunjevina) in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Collette, Bruce B., Carol Reeb, and Barbara A. Block / Barbara A. Block and E. Donald Stevens, eds., 2001: Systematics of the Tunas and Mackerels (Scombridae). Fish Physiology, vol. 19: Tuna: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution. 1-33.
  2. Collette, Bruce B., and Cornelia E. Nauen, 1983: Scombrids of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Tunas, Mackerels, Bonitos and Related Species Known to Date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 2. 137.
  3. Ency. Metrop., 25
  4. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  5. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  6. FishBase
  7. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  8. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  9. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 809 Thunnus South. 1845 (Pisces): validated under the Plenary Powers.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 24, 85-86 (1967)
  10. Kullander (1999) Förteckning över svenska fiskar
  11. Kullander, Nyman, Jilg & Delling (2012) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Ryggsträngsdjur: Strålfeniga fiskar. Chordata: Actinopterygii
  12. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  13. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  14. SN2000/Fritzsche, 1982
  15. Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363: 1-560.
  16. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
  17. South, J. F. (1845). Thunnus. In: Encyclopedia Metropolitana; or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge. Edition for 1845. 25: 620-622.
  18. South, J.F. (1845). Encyclopedia Metropolitana; or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge. Edition for 1845. v. 25.
  19. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  20. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
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