Thunnus (subgenus)

Thunnus (Thunnus) is a paraphyletic subgenus of ray-finned bony fishes in the Thunnini, or tuna, tribe. More specifically, Thunnus (Thunnus) is a subgenus of the genus Thunnus, also known as the "true tunas". Thunnus (Thunnus) is sometimes referred to as the bluefin group and comprises five species:


 * subgenus Thunnus (Thunnus)
 * T. alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) – albacore
 * T. maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872) – southern bluefin tuna
 * T. obesus (Lowe, 1839) – bigeye tuna
 * T. orientalis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844) – Pacific bluefin tuna
 * T. thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Atlantic bluefin tuna


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! style="background-color: #D7F0FF; color:black;" colspan="9"| Thunnus (Thunnus) – the bluefin group of tunas ! style="width:12em" | Common name ! style="width:12em" | Scientific name ! Maximum length ! Common length ! Maximum weight ! Maximum age ! Trophic level ! Source ! style="width:13em" |IUCN status
 * Albacore
 * T. alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
 * style="text-align:right;"| 1.4 m
 * style="text-align:right;"| 1.0 m
 * style="text-align:right;"| 60.3 kg
 * style="text-align:right;"| 9–13 yrs
 * style="text-align:center;"| 4.31
 * style="text-align:center;"|
 * LC IUCN 3 1.svg Least Concern
 * Southern bluefin tuna
 * T. maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)
 * style="text-align:right;"| 2.45 m
 * style="text-align:right;"| 1.6 m
 * style="text-align:right;"| 260 kg
 * style="text-align:right;"| 20–40 yrs
 * style="text-align:center;"| 3.93
 * style="text-align:center;"|
 * EN IUCN 3 1.svg Endangered
 * Bigeye tuna
 * T. obesus (Lowe, 1839)
 * style="text-align:right;"| 2.5 m
 * style="text-align:right;"| 1.8 m
 * style="text-align:right;"| 210 kg
 * style="text-align:right;"| 5–16 yrs
 * style="text-align:center;"| 4.49
 * style="text-align:center;"|
 * VU IUCN 3 1.svg Vulnerable
 * Pacific bluefin tuna
 * T. orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
 * style="text-align:right;"| 3.0 m
 * style="text-align:right;"| 2.0 m
 * style="text-align:right;"| 450 kg
 * style="text-align:right;"| 15–26 yrs
 * style="text-align:center;"| 4.21
 * style="text-align:center;"|
 * NT IUCN 3 1.svg Near Threatened
 * Atlantic bluefin tuna
 * T. thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * style="text-align:right;"| 4.6 m
 * style="text-align:right;"| 2.0 m
 * style="text-align:right;"| 684 kg
 * style="text-align:right;"| 35–50 yrs
 * style="text-align:center;"| 4.43
 * style="text-align:center;"|
 * LC IUCN 3 1.svg Least Concern
 * }
 * style="text-align:right;"| 35–50 yrs
 * style="text-align:center;"| 4.43
 * style="text-align:center;"|
 * LC IUCN 3 1.svg Least Concern
 * }