Thunnus orientalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scombriformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Pelagiaria Ordo: Scombriformes

Familia: Scombridae
Subfamilia: Scombrinae
Genus: Thunnus
Subgenus: Thunnus (Thunnus)
Species: Thunnus orientalis

Name

Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

Holotype (unique): RMNH D794 (dry)

Type locality: Nagasak, Nagasaki, Prefecture, Japan.

Synonyms

Thynnus orientalis Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
Orcynus schlegelii Steindachner in Steindachner & Döderlein, 1884
Thunnus saliens Jordan & Evermann, 1926

References

Shimose, T., Aonuma, Y., Suzuki, N., Tanabe, T. 2016. Sexual differences in the occurrence of Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis in the spawning ground, Yaeyama Islands. Environmental Biology of Fishes 99: 351–360. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-016-0478-9 Reference page.
Temminck, C.J. & Schlegel, H. "1850" [1842–50]. Pisces. In: Fauna Japonica sive Descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam, jussu et auspiciis superiorum, qui summum in India Batava imperium tenent, suscepto, annis 1823–1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. BHL Reference page.

Links

Thunnus orientalis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Thunnus orientalis in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Vernacular names

English: Pacific bluefin tuna
suomi: Idäntonnikala
Bahasa Indonesia: Tuna sirip biru Pasifik
日本語: クロマグロ（黒鮪）, 本マグロ
한국어: 참다랑어
slovenščina: Pacifiški modroplavuti tun
Tiếng Việt: Cá ngừ vây xanh Thái Bình Dương
Winaray: Turingan
中文: 太平洋藍鰭金槍魚

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