Euthynnus
Appearance
Euthynnus | |
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Euthynnus affinis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scombriformes |
Family: | Scombridae |
Tribe: | Thunnini |
Genus: | Euthynnus Lütken in Jordan and Gilbert, 1883 |
Type species | |
Thynnus thunina Cuvier, 1829
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Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
Euthynnus is a genus of ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, or mackerel family, and in the tribe Thunnini, more commonly known as the tunas.
Species list
Species of the genus Euthynnus | ||||||||
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Common name | Scientific name | Maximum length |
Common length |
Maximum weight |
Maximum age |
Trophic level |
Source | IUCN status |
Mackerel tuna, kawakawa |
Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849) |
100 cm 3.3 ft |
60 cm 2.0 ft |
13.6 kg 30 lb |
6 years | 4.50 | [1][2] | Least concern[2] |
Little tunny | E. alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) |
122 cm 4.0 ft |
80 cm 2.6 ft |
16.5 kg 36 lb |
10 years | 4.13 | [3] | Least concern[4] |
Black skipjack tuna | E. lineatus (Kishinouye, 1920) |
84 cm 2.8 ft |
60 cm 2.0 ft |
11.8 kg 26 lb |
3.83 | [5][6] | Least concern[6] |
See also
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Euthynnus affinis". FishBase. January 2012 version.
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2012.1
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Euthynnus alletteratus". FishBase. January 2012 version.
- ^ Template:IUCN2012.1
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Euthynnus lineatus". FishBase. January 2012 version.
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2012.1
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