WoRMS taxon details
Gymnosarda unicolor (Rüppell, 1836)
219712 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219712)
accepted
Species
Gymnosarda nuda (Günther, 1860) · unaccepted
Pelamys nuda Günther, 1860 · unaccepted
Scomber vau Curtiss, 1938 · unaccepted
Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
Description An offshore species found mainly around coral reefs at water temperatures ranging between 20 and 28°C. Generally solitary...
Description An offshore species found mainly around coral reefs at water temperatures ranging between 20 and 28°C. Generally solitary or occur in small schools of six or less individuals. Prey on small schooling fishes such as scads (@Decapterus@), @Caesio@, @Nasio@, @Cirrhilabrus@, @Pterocaesio@ and squids. Marketed canned and frozen (Ref. 9684). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gymnosarda unicolor (Rüppell, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219712 on 2025-03-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pelamys nuda Günther, 1860) Günther, A. (1860). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Squamipinnes, Cirrhitidae, Triglidae, Trachinidae, Sciaenidae, Polynemidae, Sphyraenidae, Trichiuridae, Scombridae, Carangidae, Xiphiidae. <em>British Museum London.</em> v. 2: i-xxi + 1-548. [details]
original description (of Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description An offshore species found mainly around coral reefs at water temperatures ranging between 20 and 28°C. Generally solitary or occur in small schools of six or less individuals. Prey on small schooling fishes such as scads (@Decapterus@), @Caesio@, @Nasio@, @Cirrhilabrus@, @Pterocaesio@ and squids. Marketed canned and frozen (Ref. 9684). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | dogtooth tuna | [details] |
| Japanese | イソマグロ | [details] |
| Turkish | tek renkli orkinos | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (42 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Pelamys nuda Günther, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Gymnosarda nuda (Günther, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnosarda unicolor)
To FishBase (from synonym Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Pelamys nuda Günther, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber vau Curtiss, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnosarda nuda (Günther, 1860))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Gymnosarda unicolor, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 101 proteins)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 101 proteins) (from synonym Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnosarda unicolor RAD111593-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnosarda unicolor RAD111594-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Pelamys nuda Günther, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Gymnosarda nuda (Günther, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnosarda unicolor)
To FishBase (from synonym Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Pelamys nuda Günther, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber vau Curtiss, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnosarda nuda (Günther, 1860))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Gymnosarda unicolor, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 101 proteins)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 101 proteins) (from synonym Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnosarda unicolor RAD111593-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnosarda unicolor RAD111594-001)
To ITIS
