Neothunnus

Neothunnus
T. albacares yellowfin tuna
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Tribe:	Thunnini
Genus:	Thunnus
Subgenus:	Neothunnus Kishinouye, 1923
Species
T. albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) T. atlanticus (Lesson, 1831) T. tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)

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)

• T. albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) – yellowfin tuna
• T. atlanticus (Lesson, 1831) – blackfin tuna
• T. tonggol (Bleeker, 1851) – longtail tuna

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]	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]	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]	Near threatened[8]

References

1. Graham, Jeffrey B.; Dickson, Kathryn A. (2004). "Tuna Comparative Physiology" (PDF). The Journal of Experimental Biology. 207 (23): 4015–4024. doi:10.1242/jeb.01267. PMID 15498947. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
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.
6. Collette, B.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Juan Jorda, M.; Miyabe, N.; Nelson, R.; Sun, C.; Uozumi, Y. (2011). "Thunnus tonggol". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170351A6763691. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170351A6763691.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
7. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thunnus albacares". FishBase. January 2012 version.
8. 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.