Neothunnus
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| T. albacares yellowfin tuna | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Tribe: | Thunnini |
| Genus: | Thunnus |
| Subgenus: | Neothunnus Kishinouye, 1923 |
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Thunnus (Neothunnus) is a subgenus of ray-finned bony fishes in the Thunnini, or tuna, tribe. More specifically, Neothunnus is a subgenus of the genus Thunnus, also known as the "true tunas". Neothunnus is sometimes referred to as the yellowfin group, and comprises three species:
- subgenus Thunnus (Neothunnus)
- T. albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) – yellowfin tuna
- T. atlanticus (Lesson, 1831) – blackfin tuna
- T. tonggol (Bleeker, 1851) – longtail tuna
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| Cladogram: The yellowfin group of tunas, subgenus Thunnus (Neothunnus), within the tribe Thunnini.[1][2] |
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Thunnus (Neothunnus) – the yellowfin group of tunas Common name Scientific name Maximum
lengthCommon
lengthMaximum
weightMaximum
ageTrophic
levelSource IUCN status Blackfin tuna T. atlanticus (Lesson, 1831) 108 cm
(3.54 ft)72 cm
(2.36 ft)22.4 kg
(49 lb)4.13 [3] 
Least concern[4]Longtail tuna T. tonggol (Bleeker, 1851) 145 cm
(4.76 ft)70 cm
(2.3 ft)35.9 kg
(79 lb)18 years 4.50 [5][6] 
Data deficient[6]Yellowfin tuna T. albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) 239 cm
(7.84 ft)150 cm
(4.9 ft)200 kg
(440 lb)5–9 yrs 4.34 [7][8] 
Near threatened[8]
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References
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- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus atlanticus" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
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- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus tonggol" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
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- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus albacares" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
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