Atlantic bluefin tuna - Thunnus thynnus
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
| Scientific Name |
Thunnus thynnus |
| Author |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Taxonomic Rank |
Species |
| Taxonomic # |
172421 |
| Common Names |
English: bluefin tuna
Spanish: atún aleta azul
Spanish: atún
English: horse mackerel
English: northern bluefin tuna
English: Atlantic bluefin tuna
French: thon rouge
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| Current Standing |
valid |
| Taxonomic Parents |
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Teleostei
Superorder: Acanthopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Scombroidei
Family: Scombridae
Subfamily: Scombrinae
Tribe: Thunnini
Genus: Thunnus
Subgenus: Thunnus (Thunnus)
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Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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| ITIS TSN | 172421 |
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Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
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| #records (spatial) | 1,286 |
| #records (non-spatial) | 0 |
| #datasets | 19 |
| Year | 1993 - 2025 |
| Latitude | 26.50 - 50.50 |
| Longitude | -95.90 - 3.98 |
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