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Neothunnus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Tribe
  
Thunnini

Rank
  
Subgenus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scombridae

Higher classification
  
True tunas

Neothunnus

Similar
  
Yellowfin tuna, Tuna, True tunas, Scombridae, Katsuwonus

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
  • References

    Neothunnus Wikipedia