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Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
? albacores Bonnaterre, 1788
Germo albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Germo albacora (Lowe, 1839)
Germo allisoni (Mowbray, 1920)
Germo argentivittatus (Cuvier, 1832)
Germo itosibi (Jordan & Evermann, 1926)
Germo macropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
Kishincella zacalles Jordan & Evermann, 1926
Kishinoella zacalles Jordan & Evermann, 1926
Kishinoelle zacalles Jordan & Evermann, 1926
Neothunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Neothunnus albacora (Lowe, 1839)
Neothunnus albacora brevipinna Bellón & Bardán de Bellón, 1949
Neothunnus albacora f. brevipinna Bellón & Bardán de Bellón, 1949
Neothunnus albacora f. longipinna Bellón & Bardán de Bellón, 1949
Neothunnus albacora longipinna Bellón & Bardán de Bellón, 1949
Neothunnus albacora macropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
Neothunnus albacores (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Neothunnus allisoni (Mowbray, 1920)
Neothunnus argentivittatus (Cuvier, 1832)
Homonyms
Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Common names
Albacora in Romanian
Albacora in Swedish
Albacora in Portuguese
Albacora in Spanish
Albacora-de-laje in Portuguese
Albacore in French
Albacore in French
Albacore in French
Albacore in Norwegian
Albakor in Norwegian
Albakora in Polish
Aleta Amarilla in Spanish
Allison tuna in English
Allison tuna in English
Allison's Tuna in English
Allison's tuna in English
Atum albacora in Portuguese
Atum rabil in Portuguese
Atum-albacora in Portuguese
Atum-amarelo in Portuguese
Atún, atún de aleta amarilla in language.
Autumn albacore in English
Buni halCash in language.
Buni halfashi in language.
Buní flùitdó in language.
Buní halfash in language.
Geelvintonijn in Dutch
Gelbflossen-Thun in German
Gelbflossen-Thun in German
Gelbflossenthun in German
Gelbflossenthun in German
Gelbflossenthun in German
Gelbflossenthunfisch in German
Gelbflossenthunfisch in German
Grand fouet in French
Grand fouet, Thon jaune, Thon rouge in French
Gulfenad tonfisk in Swedish
Gulfinnet tunfisk in Danish
Keltaevätonnikala in Finnish
Kihada in Japanese
Kihada in Japanese
Pacific Long-tailed Tuna in English
Pacific long-tailed tuna in English
Peixinho da ilho in Portuguese
Rabil in Spanish
Thon jaune in French
Thon à nageoires jaunes in French
Tiwnaod Melyn in Welsh
Ton galben in Romanian
Tonno albacora in Italian

Bibliographic References

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  5. 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.
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