Neothunnus

Neothunnus
T. albacares yellowfin tuna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Tribe: Thunnini
Genus: Thunnus
Subgenus: Neothunnus
Kishinouye, 1923
Species

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)
Thunnus (Neothunnus), the Yellowfin group
 tribe Thunnini,
 tunas 
 Allothunnus, 

 A. fallai slender tuna

 Auxis, frigate tunas 

 A. thazard frigate tuna

 A. rochei bullet tuna

 Euthynnus, little tunas 

 E. lineatus black skipjack tuna

 E. alleteratus little tunny

 E. affinus mackerel tuna or kawakawa 

 Katsuwonus 

 K. pelamis skipjack tuna

 Thunnus, true tunas 

 T. atlanticus blackfin tuna

 T. albacares yellowfin tuna 

 T. tonggol longtail tuna

 T. obesus bigeye tuna

 T. maccoyii southern bluefin tuna

 T. thynnus Atlantic bluefin tuna

 T. alalunga Albacore tuna

 T. orientalis Pacific bluefin tuna 

subgenus Neothunnus
(yellowfin group)
subgenus Thunnus
(bluefin group)
Cladogram: The yellowfin group of tunas, subgenus Thunnus (Neothunnus), within the tribe Thunnini.[1][2]
Thunnus (Neothunnus) – the yellowfin group of tunas
Common name Scientific name Maximum
length 		Common
length 		Maximum
weight 		Maximum
age 		Trophic
level 		Source 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] LC IUCN 3 1.svg 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] DD IUCN 3 1.svg 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] NT IUCN 3 1.svg Near threatened[8]
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  2. ^ Catanese, Gaetano; Manchado, Manuel; Infante, Carlos (15 February 2010). "Evolutionary relatedness of mackerels of the genus Scomber based on complete mitochondrial genomes: Strong support to the recognition of Atlantic Scomber colias and Pacific Scomber japonicus as distinct species". Gene. 452 (1): 35–43. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2009.12.004. PMID 20035845.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thunnus atlanticus". FishBase. January 2012 version.
  4. ^ Collette, B.; Amorim, A.F.; Boustany, A.; Carpenter, K.E.; Dooley, J.; de Oliveira Leite Jr.; N.; Fox, W.; Fredou, F.L.; Fritzsche, R.; Graves, J.; Viera Hazin, F.H.; Juan Jorda, M.; Kada, O.; Minte Vera, C.; Miyabe, N.; Nelson, J.; Nelson, R.; Oxenford, H.; Teixeira Lessa, R.P.; Pires Ferreira Travassos, P.E. (2011). "Thunnus atlanticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T155276A4764002. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T155276A4764002.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thunnus tonggol". FishBase. January 2012 version.
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  7. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thunnus albacares". FishBase. January 2012 version.
  8. ^ a b Collette, B.B.; Boustany, A.; Fox, W.; Graves, J.; Juan Jorda, M.; Restrepo, V. (2021). "Thunnus albacares". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T21857A46624561. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T21857A46624561.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.