| Euthynnus | |
|---|---|
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| Euthynnus affinis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | ){kind=small} 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
- List of prehistoric bony fish
- List of extant animal genera represented in the fossil record
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Euthynnus affinis" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
- ^ a b Collette B; et al. (2011). "Euthynnus affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Euthynnus alletteratus" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
- ^ Collette B; et al. (2011). "Euthynnus alletteratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Euthynnus lineatus" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
- ^ a b Collette B; et al. (2011). "Euthynnus lineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
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