''Thunnus (Neothunnus)'' is a
subgenus of
ray-finned bony fishes in the
Thunnini
A tuna is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a subgrouping of the Scombridae (mackerel) family. The Thunnini comprise 15 species across five genera, the sizes of which vary greatly, ranging from the bullet tuna (max length ...
, or
tuna
A tuna is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a subgrouping of the Scombridae ( mackerel) family. The Thunnini comprise 15 species across five genera, the sizes of which vary greatly, ranging from the bullet tuna (max len ...
,
tribe
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. More specifically, ''Neothunnus'' is a subgenus of the
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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Thunnus
''Thunnus'' is a genus of ocean-dwelling, ray-finned bony fish from the mackerel family, Scombridae. More specifically, ''Thunnus'' is one of five genera which make up the tribe Thunnini – a tribe that is collectively known as the tunas. ...
'', also known as the "true tunas". ''Neothunnus'' is sometimes referred to as the yellowfin group, and comprises three species:
;subgenus ''Thunnus (Neothunnus)''
* ''
T. albacares''
(Bonnaterre, 1788) –
yellowfin tuna
The yellowfin tuna (''Thunnus albacares'') is a species of tuna found in pelagic waters of tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.
Yellowfin is often marketed as ahi, from the Hawaiian , a name also used there for the closely related bigeye ...
* ''
T. atlanticus''
(Lesson, 1831) –
blackfin tuna
* ''
T. tonggol''
(Bleeker, 1851) –
longtail tuna
''Thunnus tonggol'' is a species of tuna of tropical Indo-West Pacific waters.
It is commonly known as the longtail tuna or northern bluefin tuna.Hutchins, B. & Swainston, R. (1986). ''Sea Fishes of Southern Australia.'' pp. 104 & 141. Allen, G. ...
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Thunnus
Commercial fish
Sport fish
Animal subgenera
Taxa named by Kamakichi Kishinouye