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Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Perciformes
family
Scombridae
genus
Thunnus
species
Thunnus maccoyii

Name

Synonyms
Thunnus phillipsi Jordan & Evermann, 1926
Thunnus thynnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)
Thynnus maccoyii Castelnau, 1872
Homonyms
Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)
Common names
Aleta Azul del Sur in Spanish
Atum do sul in Portuguese
Atún Rojo del Sur in Spanish
Bachi Maguro in Japanese
Bluefin in English
Déli kékúszójú tonhal in Hungarian
Indo Maguro in Japanese
Japanese Central Pacific Bluefin Tuna in English
Minami Maguro in Japanese
SBT in English
Sinievätonnikala in Finnish
Southern Tuna in English
Southern Tunny in English
Southern bluefin tuna in English
Sydlig tonfisk in Swedish
Südlicher Blauflossen-Thunfisch in German
Südlicher Blauflossen-Thunfisch in German
Thon rouge du sud in French
Tonno australe in Italian
Tonno rosso del sud in Italian
Zuidelijke blauwvintonijn in Dutch
Zuidelijke blauwvintonijn in Dutch
atún del sur in Spanish
atún del sur in Spanish
southern bluefin tuna in English
southern bluefin tuna in English
southern bluefin tuna in English
südlicher blauflossen Thun in German
südlicher blauflossen Thun in German
thon rouge du sud in French
thon rouge du sud in French
thon rouge du sud in French
tuňák australský in Czech
Австралийский тунец in Russian
טונה כחולת סנפיר דרומית in Hebrew
تونة جنوبية زرقاء زعانف in Arabic
ミナミマグロ in Japanese
南方黑鮪 in Chinese
藍鰭金槍魚 in Chinese
Southern Bluefin Tuna in English
Aleta Azul del Sur in Spanish
Atún Rojo del Sur in Spanish
Bachi Maguro in Japanese
Indo Maguro in Japanese
Minami Maguro in Japanese
Südlicher Blauflossen-Thunfisch in German
Thon Rouge du Sud in French
Zuidelijke blauwvintonijn in Dutch
southern bluefin tuna in English
südlicher blauflossen Thun in German

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. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  4. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  5. King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.
  6. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  7. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21. 243.
  8. 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.
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