Neothunnus

Neothunnus
T. albacares yellowfin tuna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Scombridae
Tribe:	Thunnini
Genus:	Thunnus
Subgenus:	Neothunnus Kishinouye, 1923
Species
T. albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) T. atlanticus (Lesson, 1831) T. tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)

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

Thunnus (Neothunnus), the Yellowfin group

tribe Thunnini,  tunas   Allothunnus,   A. fallai slender tuna  Auxis, frigate tunas   A. thazard frigate tuna  A. rochei bullet tuna  Euthynnus, little tunas   E. lineatus black skipjack tuna  E. alleteratus little tunny  E. affinus mackerel tuna or kawakawa   Katsuwonus   K. pelamis skipjack tuna  Thunnus, true tunas    T. atlanticus blackfin tuna    T. albacares yellowfin tuna     T. tonggol longtail tuna    T. obesus bigeye tuna    T. maccoyii southern bluefin tuna    T. thynnus Atlantic bluefin tuna    T. alalunga Albacore tuna    T. orientalis Pacific bluefin tuna   subgenus Neothunnus (yellowfin group) subgenus Thunnus (bluefin group)

Cladogram: The yellowfin group of tunas, subgenus Thunnus (Neothunnus), within the tribe Thunnini.[1][2]

Thunnus (Neothunnus) – the yellowfin group of tunas
Common name	Scientific name	Maximum length	Common length	Maximum weight	Maximum age	Trophic level	Source	IUCN status
Blackfin tuna	T. atlanticus (Lesson, 1831)	108 cm (3.54 ft)	72 cm (2.36 ft)	22.4 kg (49 lb)		4.13	[3]	Least concern[4]
Longtail tuna	T. tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)	145 cm (4.76 ft)	70 cm (2.3 ft)	35.9 kg (79 lb)	18 years	4.50	[5][6]	Data deficient[6]
Yellowfin tuna	T. albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)	239 cm (7.84 ft)	150 cm (4.9 ft)	200 kg (440 lb)	5–9 yrs	4.34	[7][8]	Near threatened[8]

References

1. Graham, Jeffrey B.; Dickson, Kathryn A. (2004). "Tuna Comparative Physiology" (PDF). The Journal of Experimental Biology 207: 4015–4024. doi:10.1242/jeb.01267. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
2. Catanese, Gaetano; Manchado, Manuel; Infante, Carlos (15 February 2010). "Evolutionary relatedness of mackerels of the genus Scomber based on complete mitochondrial genomes: Strong support to the recognition of Atlantic Scomber colias and Pacific Scomber japonicus as distinct species". Gene 452 (1): 35–43. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2009.12.004.
3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus atlanticus" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
4. Collette B and 18 others (2011). "Thunnus atlanticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
5. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus tonggol" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
6. Collette B and 7 others (2011). "Thunnus tonggol". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
7. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Thunnus albacares" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
8. Collette B and 35 others (2011). "Thunnus albacares". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 September 2012.