WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Thynnus affinis Cantor, 1849) Cantor, T.E. (1849). Catalogue of Malayan fishes. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 18(2): i-xii + 981-1443, Pls. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40133430#page/9/mode/1up page(s): 1088 [details]
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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]
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 [request]
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] ![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/open-access.svg)
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in open waters with temperatures ranging from 18° to 29°C but always remains close to the shoreline. The young may enter bays and harbors. Form multispecies schools by size with other scombrid species comprising from 100 to over 5,000 individuals. A highly opportunistic predator feeding indiscriminately on small fishes, especially on clupeiods and atherinids; also on squids,crustaceans and zooplankton (Ref. 9684). Generally marketed canned and frozen; also utilized dried, salted, smoked (Ref. 9684) and fresh (Ref. 9987). [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (134 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Euthunnus affinis)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Euthynnus affinis yaito Kishinouye, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Euthynnus yaito Kishinouye, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Thynnus affinis Cantor, 1849)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Thynnus affinis Cantor, 1849)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euthynnus affinis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euthynnus yaito) (from synonym Euthynnus yaito Kishinouye, 1915)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Euthunnus wallisi (Whitley, 1937))
To FishBase (from synonym Thynnus affinis Cantor, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Euthynnus yaito Kishinouye, 1915)
To FishBase (from synonym Wanderer wallisi Whitley, 1937)
To FishBase (from synonym Euthynnus alletteratus affinis (Cantor, 1849))
To FishBase (from synonym Euthynnus affinis yaito Kishinouye, 1915)
To FishBase (from synonym Euthunnus affinis affinis (Cantor, 1849))
To FishBase (from synonym Euthunnus affinis yaito Kishinouye, 1915)
To FishBase (from synonym Euthunnus alleteratus affinis (Cantor, 1849))
To FishBase (from synonym Evrythynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849))
To FishBase (from synonym Euthynus affinis (Cantor, 1849))
To FishBase (from synonym Euthunnus yaito Kishinouye, 1915)
To FishBase images (Euthynnus affinis, Saudi Arabia, by Field, R.)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Euthynnus yaito Kishinouye, 1915)
To GenBank (60581 nucleotides; 441 proteins)
To GenBank (60581 nucleotides; 441 proteins) (from synonym Thynnus affinis Cantor, 1849)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Euthynnus affinis RAD111572-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Euthynnus affinis RAD111573-001)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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