Deep-Sea taxon details
Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
127029 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127029)
accepted
Species
Thynnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 297 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 297 [details] Available for editors
Distribution Newfoundland to Gulf of Mexico
Distribution Newfoundland to Gulf of Mexico [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127029 on 2026-06-25
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127029 on 2026-06-25
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(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 297 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
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]
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]
additional source Fonteneau, A. (1997). Atlas of tropical tuna fisheries. World catches and environment. <em>ORSTOM.</em> 1-192. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
page(s): 297 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
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]
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]
additional source Fonteneau, A. (1997). Atlas of tropical tuna fisheries. World catches and environment. <em>ORSTOM.</em> 1-192. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on capelin, saury, herring, mackerel, lanternfishes, barracudinas [details]Distribution Newfoundland to Gulf of Mexico [details]
Habitat Pelagic oceanic species found to depths of 100 m. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, aquaculture, gamefish [details]
Predators Man, mako sharks, pilot whales [details]
Reproduction Spawn in June, open water/ Substratum egg scatterers [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | toni | [details] |
| Breton | toun rhû | [details] |
| Catalan | tonyina | [details] |
| Czech | tuňák obecný | [details] |
| Danish | tunfisktunblåfinnet tunfisk | [details] |
| Dutch | tonijnblauwvintonijnAtlantische tonijnAtlantische blauwvintonijn | [details] |
| English | tunanorthern bluefin tunahorse mackerelblue-fin tunnyblue-fin tunabluefin tunaAtlantic bluefin tuna | [details] |
| Finnish | tonnikala | [details] |
| French | thon rouge du nordthon rouge de l'Atlantiquethon rouge | [details] |
| Galician | atún vermello | [details] |
| German | Thunfischroter Thunfischroter ThunNordatlantischer Thungroßer ThunBlauflossenthunfischAtlantischer blauflossen Thun | [details] |
| Hebrew | טונה כחולהטונה אלבקור | [details] |
| Icelandic | túnfiskur | [details] |
| Italian | tonno rossotonno | [details] |
| Lithuanian | paprastasis tunas | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Ερυθρός τόννοςΕρυθρός ή Κυανόπτερος τόννος | [details] |
| Norwegian | tunfiskmakrellstørje | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | makrellstørje | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | makrellstørje | [details] |
| Polish | tuńczyk zwykłytuńczyk północnytuńczyk niebieskopłetwytuńczyk czerwonytuńczyk błękitnopłetwytunczykorkinos | [details] |
| Portuguese | rabioatum-rabilhoatum | [details] |
| Romanian | ton | [details] |
| Russian | Тунец голубой антлантический [from synonym]tunets | [details] |
| Slovenian | modroplavuti tun | [details] |
| Spanish | atún rojoatún de aleta azul del Atlánticoatún comúnatún aleta azulatún | [details] |
| Swedish | tonfiskröd tonfiskblåfenad tonfisk | [details] |
| Turkish | ton balığıton baligimavi yüzgeçli orkinosmavi yuzgecli orkinos | [details] |
| Ukrainian | тунець синiйТунець звичайний атлантичний Тунець звичайнийТунець блакитний атлантичний [from synonym]Тунець блакитнийТунецьзвичайний тунець | [details] |
| Welsh | tiwna | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (316 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (137 publications) (from synonym Thynnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (207 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thunnus thynnus)
To FishBase (from synonym Thynnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (15852 nucleotides; 518 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thunnus thynnus RAD114169-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thunnus thynnus RAD114169-002)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Thynnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (316 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (137 publications) (from synonym Thynnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (207 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thunnus thynnus)
To FishBase (from synonym Thynnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (15852 nucleotides; 518 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thunnus thynnus RAD114169-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thunnus thynnus RAD114169-002)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Thynnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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