172421172421172421Formerly included Thunnus thynnus orientalis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844). Collette, Reeb, and Block (2001) support treating the Pacific taxon as a full species, Thunnus orientalis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844), separate from the Atlantic species Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)92222002-10-01 10:17:25.0David Nicolson - ITIS Data Development Coordinator2002-10-01172421bluefin tunaEnglish172421atún aleta azulSpanish172421atúnSpanish172421horse mackerelEnglish172421northern bluefin tunaEnglish172421Atlantic bluefin tunaEnglish172421thon rougeFrench172421172421220172421TWG standards met220valid172421TWG standards met1724212201724211996-06-13 14:51:08.02004-09-07172421Senior Scientist, National Systematics Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service; Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USABruce B. ColletteThunnus thynnus1724212004-02-23172421Eastern Atlantic Ocean2002-10-01Western Atlantic Ocean2002-10-01172421Thunnus (Thunnus)613007SpeciesThunnus thynnus1724211724215Animalia 1724212004-05-13Thunnus thynnus172421Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/website2004-05-2710-May-041996-07-29Thunnus thynnus172421NODC Taxonomic Codedatabase2010-01-148.02003-05-06bluefin tunaEnglish172421Thunnus thynnus172421thon rougeFrench172421<a href="http://www.menv.gouv.qc.ca/biodiversite/centre.htm">CDPdatabase2003-05-0819991724216130071724212002-01-011-56098-951-32002-01-01516-536Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third EditionWashington, DC, USASmithsonian Institution PressCollette, Bruce B. / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds.Thunnus thynnus172421Mackerels: Family Scombridae2002-10-012004-07-011-888569-61-10097-06382004-01-01ix + 386Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. WilliamsAmerican Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29Bethesda, Maryland, USAAmerican Fisheries SocietyNelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.atún aleta azulSpanish172421bluefin tunaEnglish172421Thunnus thynnus172421thon rougeFrench172421Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition2026-01-211980-01-011980-01-01174American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12Bethesda, Maryland, USAAmerican Fisheries SocietyRobins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.Thunnus thynnus172421A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition2026-01-211991-01-010-913235-70-90097-06381991-01-01183American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20Bethesda, Maryland, USAAmerican Fisheries SocietyRobins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.Thunnus thynnus172421Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition2026-01-212001-01-010-12-350443-02001-01-011-33Fish Physiology, vol. 19: Tuna: Physiology, Ecology, and EvolutionSan Diego, California, USAAcademic PressCollette, Bruce B., Carol Reeb, and Barbara A. Block / Barbara A. Block and E. Donald Stevens, eds.Thunnus thynnus172421Systematics of the Tunas and Mackerels (Scombridae)2002-10-011983-01-0192-5-101381-01983-01-01137FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 2Rome, ItalyFood and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsCollette, Bruce B., and Cornelia E. NauenThunnus thynnus172421Scombrids of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Tunas, Mackerels, Bonitos and Related Species Known to Date2002-10-012001-01-011-56098-985-82001-01-0121-57Ecology of the Marine Fishes of CubaWashington, DC, USASmithsonian Institution PressClaro, Rodolfo, and Lynne R. Parenti / Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and L. R. Parenti, eds.Thunnus thynnus172421Chapter 2: The Marine Ichthyofauna of Cuba2024-06-25172421(Linnaeus, 1758)Thunnus thynnusThunnus thynnus172421Scomber thynnus2020251724215Animalia 220Species 172421(Linnaeus, 1758)2004-04-09172421172421valid