Dogtooth tuna

Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor from French Polynesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Gymnosarda
Gill, 1862
Species:
G. unicolor
Binomial name
Gymnosarda unicolor
(Rüppell, 1836)
Synonyms[1][2]
List
  • Gymnosarda nuda (Günther, 1860)
  • Pelamys nud a Günther, 1860
  • Scomber vau Curtiss, 1938
  • Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836

The dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor), also known as white tuna, is a species of pelagic marine fish which belongs to the family Scombridae. Despite the name “tuna”, it is not actually a tuna. Instead, it is a bonito.

  1. ^ a b Collette, B.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Juan Jorda, M.; Nelson, R. (2011). "Gymnosarda unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170342A6756661. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170342A6756661.en. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ WoRMS