Jump to content

Euthynnus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Quetzal1964 (talk | contribs) at 19:12, 7 May 2018 (added type species and synonyms). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Euthynnus
Euthynnus affinis
Scientific classification Edit this 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
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
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] LC IUCN 3 1.svg 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] LC IUCN 3 1.svg 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] LC IUCN 3 1.svg Least concern[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Euthynnus affinis". FishBase. January 2012 version.
  2. ^ a b Template:IUCN2012.1
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Euthynnus alletteratus". FishBase. January 2012 version.
  4. ^ Template:IUCN2012.1
  5. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Euthynnus lineatus". FishBase. January 2012 version.
  6. ^ a b Template:IUCN2012.1