Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Perciformes: family
Scombridae: genus
Thunnus: species
Thunnus alalunga

Name

Synonyms: ? alalonga Bonnaterre, 1788; Albacora alalonga (Bonnaterre, 1788); Germo alalonga (Bonnaterre, 1788); Germo alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788); Germo germo (Lacepède, 1801); Germo germon (Lacepède, 1800); Germo germon steadi Whitley, 1933; Orcynus alalonga (Bonnaterre, 1788); Orcynus alatunga (Gmelin, 1789); Orcynus germo (Lacepède, 1801); Orcynus germon (Lacepède, 1800); Orcynus pacificus Cooper, 1863; Scomber alalunga Bonnaterre, 1788; Scomber alalunga Cetti, 1777; Scomber alatunga Gmelin, 1789; Scomber albicans Walbaum, 1792; Scomber germo Bennett, 1840; Scomber germo Lacepède, 1801; Scomber germon Lacepède, 1800; Thunnus alalonga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Homonyms: Thunnus alalunga (Cetti, 1777); Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Common names: Albacora-branca in Portuguese; Albacore in Portuguese; Albacore Tuna in English; Albacore or longfin tuna in English; Atum in Portuguese; Atun Blanco in Spanish; Buni habrikos in language.; Langflossenthun in German; Long-finned Tunny in English; Tiwnaod Asgell-Hir in Welsh; alalunga Brauner in Italian; alalunga Brauner in Italian; albacora in Spanish; albacora in Spanish; albacora in Spanish; albacore in English; albacore in English; albacore in English; albakor in Norwegian; albakor in Norwegian; albakora in Polish; albakore in Swedish; albakore in Swedish; atún blanco in Spanish; atún blanco in Spanish; atún blanco in Spanish; atún branco in Galician; atún branco in Galician; bacora in Catalan–Valencian; bacora in Catalan–Valencian; beyaz orkinos in Turkish; beyaz ton baligi in Turkish; beyaz ton baligi in Turkish; bonito del norte in Spanish; bonito do norte in Galician; bonito do norte in Galician; dolgoplavuti tun in Slovenian; germon in French; germon in French; germon in French; germon atlantique in French; germon atlantique in French; hegaluze in Basque; hegaluze in Basque; ilgapelekis tunas in Lithuanian; jermon in Breton; jermon in Breton; long-fin tuna in English; long-fin tuna in English; long-fin tunny in English

Bibliographic References

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