WoRMS taxon details
Thunnus South, 1845
126065 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126065)
accepted
Genus
Albacora Jordan, 1888 · unaccepted
Germo Jordan, 1888 · unaccepted
Kishincella · unaccepted (misspelling)
Kishinoella Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 · unaccepted
Neothunnus Kishinouye, 1923 · unaccepted
Orcynus Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym)
Parathunnus Kishinouye, 1923 · unaccepted
Semathunnus Fowler, 1933 · unaccepted
Thinnus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thunus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thynnus Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted
- Species Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831)
- Species Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)
- Species Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
- Species Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
- Species Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)
- Species Thunnus abacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Thunnus abesus (Lowe, 1839) accepted as Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) (misspelling)
- Species Thunnus alalonga (Bonnaterre, 1788) accepted as Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) (misspelling)
- Species Thunnus alalunga (Cetti, 1777) accepted as Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) (synonym)
- Species Thunnus albacarres (Bonnaterre, 1788) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) (misspelling)
- Species Thunnus albacora (Lowe, 1839) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Thunnus albacores (Bonnaterre, 1788) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) (misspelling)
- Species Thunnus allisoni Mowbray, 1920 accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Thunnus argentivittatus (Cuvier, 1832) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Thunnus balteatus (Cuvier, 1832) accepted as Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831)
- Species Thunnus catalinae (Jordan & Evermann, 1926) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Thunnus coretta (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831)
- Species Thunnus germo (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Thunnus itosibi (Jordan & Evermann, 1926) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Thunnus maccoyi (Castelnau, 1872) accepted as Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872) (misspelling)
- Species Thunnus macropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Thunnus mebachi Kishinouye, 1915 accepted as Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
- Species Thunnus nicolsoni Whitley, 1936 accepted as Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)
- Species Thunnus pacificus (Cuvier, 1832) accepted as Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Thunnus pelamys (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Thunnus phillipsi Jordan & Evermann, 1926 accepted as Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)
- Species Thunnus rarus Kishinouye, 1915 accepted as Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)
- Species Thunnus rocheanus (Risso, 1827) accepted as Auxis rochei (Risso, 1810)
- Species Thunnus saliens Jordan & Evermann, 1926 accepted as Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
- Species Thunnus schlegelii (Steindachner, 1884) accepted as Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
- Species Thunnus secundodorsalis (Storer, 1853) accepted as Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Thunnus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) accepted as Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
- Species Thunnus thynus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
- Species Thunnus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1832) accepted as Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Thunnus zacalles (Jordan & Evermann, 1926) accepted as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
South, J. F. (1845). Thunnus. In: Encyclopedia Metropolitana; or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge. Edition for 1845. 25: 620-622., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=fr&id=L1M_AQAAMAAJ&q=thunnus#v=snippet&q=thunnus&f=false
page(s): 620-622 [details]
page(s): 620-622 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Thunnus South, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126065 on 2025-07-14
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Nomenclature
original description
South, J. F. (1845). Thunnus. In: Encyclopedia Metropolitana; or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge. Edition for 1845. 25: 620-622., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=fr&id=L1M_AQAAMAAJ&q=thunnus#v=snippet&q=thunnus&f=false
page(s): 620-622 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 620-622 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source South, J.F. (1845). Encyclopedia Metropolitana; or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge. Edition for 1845. v. 25.
page(s): 620 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source South, J.F. (1845). Encyclopedia Metropolitana; or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge. Edition for 1845. v. 25.
page(s): 620 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
