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Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
Orcynus balteatus (Cuvier, 1832)
Parathunnus ambiguus Mowbray, 1935
Parathunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831)
Parathunnus rosengarteni Fowler, 1934
Scomber coretta Cuvier, 1829
Thunnus balteatus (Cuvier, 1832)
Thunnus coretta (Cuvier, 1829)
Thynnus atlanticus Lesson, 1831
Thynnus balteatus Cuvier, 1832
Thynnus coretta (Cuvier, 1829)
Homonyms
Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831)
Common names
Albacora in Spanish
Albacora-cachorro in Portuguese
Albacora-preta in Portuguese
Albacore in English
Albacorinha in Portuguese
Albacorinha in Portuguese
Atlandi tuun in Estonian
Atlantic blackfin tuna in English
Atlanticheskyj tunets in Russian
Atum in Portuguese
Atum-barbatana-negra in Portuguese
Atum-negro in Portuguese
Atum-preto in Portuguese
Atun Aleta Negra in Spanish
Atuncito in Spanish
Atún in Spanish
Atún Atlántico in Spanish
Atún des Aletas Negras in Spanish
Binta in Portuguese
Black-fin Tunny in English
Blackfin tuna in English
Blackfin tuna in English
Bonite in French
Bonite Noire in French
Bonite noire, Petit thon, Thon à nageoires noires in French
Bonito in Spanish
Buni pretu in language.
Chernij tunets in Russian
Deep-bodied Tunny in English
Feketeúszójú tonhal in Hungarian
Giromon in French
Giromon, Thon noir in French
Karibisk tonfisk in Swedish
Mini maguro in Japanese
Monte maguro in Japanese
Mustaevätonnikala in Finnish
Petit Thon in French
Schwarzflossen-Thun in German
Schwarzflossen-Thun in German
Sortfinnet tun in Danish
Svart tonfisk in Swedish
Taiseiyo maguro in Japanese
Thon Noir in French
Thon Nuit in French
Thon à nageoires noires in French
Tonno pinna nera in Italian
Tuňák černoploutvý in Czech
atún aleta negra in Spanish
atún aleta negra in Spanish
atún aleta negra in Spanish

Bibliographic References

  1. Claro, Rodolfo, and Lynne R. Parenti / Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and L. R. Parenti, eds., 2001: Chapter 2: The Marine Ichthyofauna of Cuba. Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba. 21-57.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Fritzsche, 1978
  5. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  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. McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  8. Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
  9. Ride, W. D. L., H. G. Cogger, C. Dupuis, O. Kraus, A. Minelli, F. C. Thompson, and P. K. Tubbs, eds., 1999: null. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, 4th ed.. xxix + 306.
  10. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1980: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. 174.
  11. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. 183.
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