Thunnus thynnus

Family : Scombridae
Genus : Thunnus
Species : thynnus
Accepted scientific name:
Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Albacora thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Orcynus secondidorsalis (Storer, 1855) (synonym)
Orcynus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Scomber thynnus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Thunnus secundodorsalis (Storer, 1855) (synonym)
Thunnus thynnus coretta (non Cuvier, 1829) (misapplied name)
Thunnus thynnus saliens (non Jordan & Evermann, 1926) (misapplied name)
Thunnus thynnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Thunnus thynus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Thunnus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1832) (synonym)
Thynnus linnei Malm, 1877 (synonym)
Thynnus mediterraneus Risso, 1827 (synonym)
Thynnus secundodorsalis Storer, 1855 (synonym)
Thynnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Thynnus vulgaris Cuvier, 1832 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 458 cm TL male/unsexed; common length : 200 cm FL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 684.0 kg; max. reported age: 15 years
Length at first maturity
Lm 97.5, range 97 - 140 cm
Environment
Pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 985 m, usually 0 - 100 m
Climate / Range
Subtropical; 72°N - 24°S, 99°W - 42°E