Euthynnus

Euthynnus is a genus of ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, or mackerel family, and in the tribe Thunnini, more commonly known as the tunas.

Euthynnus
Euthynnus affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Tribe: Thunnini
Genus: Euthynnus
Lütken in Jordan and Gilbert, 1883
Type species
Thynnus thunina
Cuvier, 1829
Species

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Synonyms

Species list
Species of the genus Euthynnus
Common name Scientific name Maximum
length		 Common
length		 Maximum
weight		 Maximum
age		 Trophic
level		 Source IUCN status
Mackerel tuna,
kawakawa		 Euthynnus affinis 
(Cantor, 1849)		 100 cm
3.3 ft		 60 cm
2.0 ft		 13.6 kg
30 lb		 6 years 4.50 [1][2] Least concern[2]
Little tunny E. alletteratus
(Rafinesque, 1810)		 122 cm
4.0 ft		 80 cm
2.6 ft		 16.5 kg
36 lb		 10 years 4.13 [3] Least concern[4]
Black skipjack tuna  E. lineatus
(Kishinouye, 1920)		 84 cm
2.8 ft		 60 cm
2.0 ft		 11.8 kg
26 lb		 3.83 [5][6] Least concern[6]

See also
  • List of prehistoric bony fish
  • List of extant animal genera represented in the fossil record

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Euthynnus affinis" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
  2. Collette B; et al. (2011). "Euthynnus affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Euthynnus alletteratus" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
  4. Collette B; et al. (2011). "Euthynnus alletteratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Euthynnus lineatus" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
  6. Collette B; et al. (2011). "Euthynnus lineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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