atun, Scomber Euphrasen [B. A.] 1791:315 [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 12 (for 1791); ref. 17468] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. No types known. •Valid as Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen 1791) -- (Nakamura 1986:828 [ref. 5696], Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:270 [ref. 14235], Pequeño 1989:67 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:227 [ref. 24556], Nakamura in Amaoka et al. 1990:305 [ref. 16024], Parin 1990:971 [ref. 19382], Nakamura & Parin 1993:54 [ref. 21769], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:170 [ref. 25472], Gomon et al. 1994:816 [ref. 22532], Andrew et al. 1995:25 [ref. 38009], López et al. 1996:55 [ref. 23681], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:393 [ref. 24555], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:410 [ref. 28072], Bray & Hoese 2006:1759 [ref. 29049], Gomon 2008:779 [ref. 30616], Stewart 2015:1614 [ref. 34196], Nión et al. 2016:52 [ref. 35565], Sutton et al. 2020:261 [ref. 37832], Russell & van Oijen 2021:432 [ref. 38177], Heemstra 2022:260 [ref. 40162]). •Valid as Leionura atun (Euphrasen 1791). Current status: Valid as Leionura atun (Euphrasen 1791). Gempylidae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal. Habitat: marine.