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Species that contain: Thynnus and thynnus [ 37 ] records

affinis, Thynnus Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1088 [106] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2); ref. 715] Malacca Strait, eastern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1860.3.19.214 (skin). On p. 106 of separate. •Valid as Euthynnus affinis (Cantor 1849) -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:308 [ref. 19756], Kyushin et al. 1982:245 [ref. 19754], Collette & Nauen 1983:33 [ref. 5375], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:271 [ref. 9277], Dor 1984:261 [ref. 29757], Nakamura in Masuda et al. 1984:226 [ref. 6441], Collette 1986:833 [ref. 5647], Allen & Swainston 1988:144 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:65 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:443 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:378 [ref. 23929], Goren & Dor 1994:69 [ref. 25356], Collette in Fischer et al. 1995:1543 [ref. 22830], Randall 1995:373 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:501 [ref. 27969], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:273 [ref. 24545], Allen 1997:232 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:224 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:161 [ref. 26476] dated 1850, Randall et al. 1997:443 [ref. 25919], Fricke 1999:563 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:751 [ref. 25471], Allen 2000:94 [ref. 37268], Collette in Randall & Lim 2000:643 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1348 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:481 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:20 [ref. 25806], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:104 [ref. 26368], Collette 2001:3732 [ref. 26305], Collette et al. 2001:3 [ref. 25629], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:1348 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:418, 673 [ref. 26218], Collette 2003:4 [ref. 27312], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S121 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:648 [ref. 27495], Matsuura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:210 [ref. 27510], Lobel & Lobel 2004:77 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27624], Nelson et al. 2004:176 [ref. 27807], Heemstra et al. 2004:3331 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:415 [ref. 28072], Love et al. 2005:167 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:504 [ref. 28379], Bray et al. 2006:1770 [ref. 29091] dated 1850, Randall 2007:448 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:112 [ref. 30213] dated 1850, Kimura 2009:311 [ref. 30426], Motomura et al. 2010:230 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1040 [ref. 31980], Page et al. 2013:181 [ref. 32708], Fricke et al. 2013:272 [ref. 32706], Larson et al. 2013:217 [ref. 32988], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:8 [ref. 33988], Psomadakis et al. 2015:314 [ref. 34104], Fourriére et al. 2016:459 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:611 [ref. 34923], Kells et al. 2016:314 [ref. 35888], Motomura et al. 2017:212 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:340 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:362 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:170 [ref. 36273], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2018:276 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:103 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:310 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:100 [ref. 36871], Collette & Graves 2019:48 [ref. 37341], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 18 [ref. 38321], Kim et al. 2020:181 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:570 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:112 [ref. 37637], Love et al. 2021:211 [ref. 39279], Sasaki in Motomura et al. 2021:76 [ref. 38121], Collette 2022:275 [ref. 40167], Zajonz et al. 2022:247 [ref. 40522], Page et al. 2023:113 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Euthynnus affinis (Cantor 1849). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Madagascar, Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), north to Korea, central Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga; eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Panama. Habitat: marine.

albacares, Scomber Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Sloane) 1788:140 [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Jamaica [Caribbean Sea]. No types known. Based on 'Albacore sive Thynnus' of Sloane 1707:11-12, Fig. 1 [ref. 39452]. •Valid as Thynnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Dor 1984:264 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:102 [ref. 13640], Postel 1973:469 [ref. 7208], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:273 [ref. 7348], Collette & Nauen 1983:83 [ref. 5375], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:274 [ref. 9277], Nakamura in Masuda et al. 1984:226 [ref. 6441], Collette in Whitehead et al. 1986:995 [ref. 13676], Collette 1986:837 [ref. 5647], Robins & Ray 1986:262 [ref. 23100], Allen & Swainston 1988:142 [ref. 25477], Scott & Scott 1988:457 [ref. 25518], Pequeño 1989:67 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:230 [ref. 24556], Winterbottom et al. 1989:66 [ref. 13251], McAllister 1990:180 [ref. 14674], Randall et al. 1990:448 [ref. 15987], Collette 1990:992 [ref. 19476], Boschung 1992:169 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:418 [ref. 23827], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:173 [ref. 25472], Cervigón 1994:258 [ref. 24488], Gomon et al. 1994:827 [ref. 22532], Allen & Robertson 1994:277 [ref. 22193], Goren & Dor 1994:70 [ref. 25356], Collette in Fischer et al. 1995:1540 [ref. 22830], Randall 1995:375 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:519 [ref. 27969], Santos et al. 1997:108 [ref. 23531], Allen 1997:230 [ref. 23977], Allen & Robertson 1997:833 [ref. 41086], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:274 [ref. 24545], Carpenter et al. 1997:226 [ref. 23922], Arruda 1997:101 [ref. 24952], Randall et al. 1997:448 [ref. 25919], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:399 [ref. 24555], Aguilera 1998:53 [ref. 24221], Miyabe & Bayliff 1998:129 [ref. 25507], Fricke 1999:566 [ref. 24106], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:333 [ref. 25013], Afonso et al. 1999:80 [ref. 25466], Johnson 1999:751 [ref. 25471], Randall 1999:29 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:94 [ref. 37268], Collette in Randall & Lim 2000:644 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1350 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:480 [ref. 25191], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:169 [ref. 27754], Collette 2001:3753 [ref. 26305], Collette et al. 2001:3 [ref. 25629], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:178 [ref. 26753], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:810 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:1350 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:418, 675 [ref. 26218], Collette et al. 2003:125 [ref. 26784], Collette 2003:1854 [ref. 27087], Collette 2003:14 [ref. 27312], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S121 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:648 [ref. 27495], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:103 [ref. 27192], Parin 2003:S30 [ref. 28536], Lobel & Lobel 2004:77 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27624], Nelson et al. 2004:176 [ref. 27807], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:421 [ref. 28072], Pequeño 2004:96 [ref. 28123], Love et al. 2005:168 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:507 [ref. 28379], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:785 [ref. 28815], Vaske et al. 2005:78 [ref. 36155], Bray et al. 2006:1777 [ref. 29091], Wirtz et al. 2007:41 [ref. 30263], Randall 2007:450 [ref. 30952], Gomon 2008:789 [ref. 30616], Béarez & Séret 2009:151 [ref. 36646], Fricke et al. 2009:112 [ref. 30213], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:194 [ref. 30957], Motomura et al. 2010:230 [ref. 31256], Page et al. 2013:182 [ref. 32708], Fricke et al. 2013:272 [ref. 32706], Wirtz et al. 2013:135 [ref. 32972], Larson et al. 2013:219 [ref. 32988], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:84 [ref. 33341], Wirtz et al. 2014:11 [ref. 33516], Parin et al. 2014:515 [ref. 33547], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:118 [ref. 36167], Psomadakis et al. 2015:317 [ref. 34104], Roberts 2015:1635 [ref. 34193], Pinheiro et al. 2015:33 [ref. 34324], Collette in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2912 [ref. 34618], Fourriére et al. 2016:459 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:611 [ref. 34923], Koeda et al. 2016:107 [ref. 35333], Nión et al. 2016:53 [ref. 35565] with author as Bonaterre, Kells et al. 2016:318 [ref. 35888], Motomura et al. 2017:215 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:364 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:171 [ref. 36273], Martins & Carneiro 2018:66 [ref. 36550], Brown et al. 2019:173 [ref. 36444], Burton & Lea 2019:93 [ref. 37205], Carneiro et al. 2019:170 [ref. 37250], Eagderi et al. 2019:105 [ref. 37020], Hoschke et al. 2019:160 [ref. 36626], Reiner 2019:281 [ref. 38139], Zajonz et al. 2019:100 [ref. 36871], Collette & Graves 2019:232 [ref. 37341], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 18 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:574 [ref. 37272], Durville et al. 2021:315 [ref. 38802], Eduardo et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38817], Michailidis et al. 2021:645 [ref. 38798], Love et al. 2021:212 [ref. 39279], Rotundo et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:443 [ref. 38945], Collette 2022:287 [ref. 40167], Fermon et al. 2022:214 [ref. 39448], Zajonz et al. 2022:253 [ref. 40522], Carvalho-Filho 2023:253 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:114 [ref. 40505], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:268 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas (including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, South China Sea, Gulf of California/Mexico). Habitat: marine.

albacora, Thynnus Lowe [R. T.] 1839:77 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Off Madeira. No types known. •Valid as Thunnus albacora Lowe 1839 -- (Chen et al. 1997:160 [ref. 26476]). •Synonym of Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:102 [ref. 13640], Collette & Nauen 1983:83 [ref. 5375], Collette in Whitehead et al. 1986:995 [ref. 13676], Collette 1990:992 [ref. 19476], Collette 2001:3753 [ref. 26305], Collette 2003:1854 [ref. 27087], Collette 2003:14 [ref. 27312], Collette in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2912 [ref. 34618]). Current status: Synonym of Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

argentivittatus, Thynnus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:134 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 1000] Atlantic and Indian oceans. Syntypes: MNHN A-5567 (1, dry, poor condition), A-5572 (1, half skin, poor condition). Type catalog: Bauchot & Blanc 1961:376 [ref. 20733], Blanc & Bauchot 1964:453-454, Figs. 29-30 [ref. 20804], Collette 1966:372 [ref. 14641]; see Collette for information on an erroneous lectotype designation. •Incertae sedis in Scombridae -- (Collette 2003:17 [ref. 27312]). •Synonym of Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Postel 1973:469 [ref. 7208], Collette & Nauen 1983:83 [ref. 5375], Collette 1990:992 [ref. 19476], Collette 2001:3753 [ref. 26305], Collette in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2912 [ref. 34618]). Current status: Synonym of Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

atlanticus, Thynnus Lesson [R. P.] 1831:165 [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] Trindade, Martin Vaz Islands, off southeastern Brazil, South Atlantic, 20°31'S, 29°19'W. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson 1831) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:107 [ref. 13640], Collette & Nauen 1983:85 [ref. 5375], Robins & Ray 1986:262 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:169 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:419 [ref. 23827], Aguilera 1998:53 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:333 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:169 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2001:3 [ref. 25629], Collette et al. 2003:125 [ref. 26784], Collette 2003:1855 [ref. 27087], Collette 2003:14 [ref. 27312], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:103 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:176 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:786 [ref. 28815], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:84 [ref. 33341], Pinheiro et al. 2015:33 [ref. 34324], Carneiro et al. 2019:170 [ref. 37250], Collette & Graves 2019:240 [ref. 37341], Guabiroba et al. 2020:704 [ref. 37571], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Rotundo et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:444 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:253 [ref. 40480], Martínez-Servín et al. 2023:116 [ref. 40726], Page et al. 2023:114 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson 1831). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (U.S.A.) south to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; northeastern Atlantic: Azores. Habitat: marine.

balteatus, Thynnus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:136 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 1000] By way of Trindade, Martin Vaz Islands, off southeastern Brazil, South Atlantic, 20°31'S, 29°19'W. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Blanc 1961:377 [ref. 20733]. Based on Lesson's unpublished drawing. •Synonym of Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson 1831) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:107 [ref. 13640], Collette & Nauen 1983:85 [ref. 5375], Collette 2003:14 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson 1831). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

bicarinatus, Thynnus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:357, Pl. 61 (fig. 1) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Shark Bay, Western Australia. No types known. See account of Grammatorycnus for genus spelling. •Valid as Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:250 [ref. 19754], Collette 1983:716 [ref. 5220], Dor 1984:262 [ref. 29757], Collette & Nauen 1983:38 [ref. 5375], Allen & Swainston 1988:144 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:443 [ref. 15987], Collette & Gillis 1992:47 [ref. 19794], Goren & Dor 1994:69 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:232 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:443 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:751 [ref. 25471], Collette 2001:3733 [ref. 26305] dated 1824, Collette et al. 2001:2 [ref. 25629], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Collette 2003:5 [ref. 27312], Bray et al. 2006:1772 [ref. 29091], Larson et al. 2013:217 [ref. 32988], Hoschke et al. 2019:160 [ref. 36626], Collette & Graves 2019:67 [ref. 37341]). Current status: Valid as Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: northern Australia to Gulf of Papua; Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

bilineatus, Thynnus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1836:39, Pl. 12 (fig. 2) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 2755 (dry). See remarks under Grammatorycnus for current genus spelling. •Synonym of Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Dor 1984:262 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Rüppell 1836) -- (Collette 1983:715 [ref. 5220], Collette & Nauen 1983:39 [ref. 5375], Nakamura in Masuda et al. 1984:224 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:144 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:443 [ref. 15987], Collette & Gillis 1992 [ref. 19794], Goren & Dor 1994:69 [ref. 25356] as biliniatus, Allen 1997:232 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:443 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:277 [ref. 23965] but genus misspelled Grammatorcynos, Collette in Randall & Lim 2000:643 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1347 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:123 [ref. 25868], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:104 [ref. 26368], Collette 2001:3734 [ref. 26305], Collette et al. 2001:2 [ref. 25629], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:1347 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:63 [ref. 26830], Collette 2003:5 [ref. 27312], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S121 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:648 [ref. 27495], Matsuura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:210 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:610 [ref. 28239], Bray et al. 2006:1772 [ref. 29091], Kimura 2009:311 [ref. 30426], Hata et al. 2011:67 [ref. 32401], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1040 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:217 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:187 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2017:212 [ref. 35490], Golani & Fricke 2018:170 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:310 [ref. 36673], Collette & Graves 2019:70 [ref. 37341], Lleknim 2019:20 [ref. 37791], Hata et al. 2020:6 [ref. 38460], Psomadakis et al. 2020:570 [ref. 37272], Collette 2022:277 [ref. 40167], Seah et al. 2024:54 [ref. 40773]). Current status: Valid as Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Rüppell 1836). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden east to Marshall Islands, Tonga, Fiji and Samoa, north to Kagoshima Prefecture (Japan), south to Scott Reef (Western Australia) and Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

brachypterus, Thynnus Cuvier [G.] 1829:198 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Blanc 1961:376 [ref. 20733], Blanc & Bauchot 1964:454-455, Fig. 32 [ref. 20804] with syntypes for 1831 publication; Collette 1966:370-371 [ref. 14641] with no types; Postel 1973:467 [ref. 7208] with lectotype and paralectotypes. In the section Thynnus but as Sc. [= Scomber] brachypterus; based on Rondelet 1554:245 and on Duhamel du Monceau 1769:Pl. 7 (fig. 5). Also appeared as Thynnus brachypterus in Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:98, Pl. 211 [ref. 1000], and based on specimens which later workers regarded as types. •Synonym of Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Postel 1973:476 [ref. 7208]). •Synonym of Sarda sarda (Bloch 1793) -- (Collette & Chao 1975:607 [ref. 5573], Collette & Nauen 1983:53 [ref. 5375], Collette 1990:985 [ref. 19476], Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Sarda sarda (Bloch 1793). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

brasiliensis, Thynnus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:110 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 1000] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-5571 (dry). Type catalog: Bauchot & Blanc 1961:376 [ref. 20733], Blanc & Bauchot 1964:455, Fig. 34 [ref. 20804], Collette 1966:372 [ref. 14641]. •Synonym of Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Collette & Nauen 1983:34 [ref. 5375], Collette 1990:981 [ref. 19476], Collette 2003:4 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque 1810). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

brevipinnis, Thynnus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:112, Pl. 213 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 1000] Nice, Département des Alpes-Maritimes, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-5810. Type catalog: Bauchot & Blanc 1961:377 [ref. 20733], Blanc & Bauchot 1964:455-456 [ref. 20804], Collette 1966:372 [ref. 14641]. •Synonym of Scomber quadripunctatus Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817 -- (Postel 1973:471 [ref. 7208]). •Synonym of Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Collette & Nauen 1983:34 [ref. 5375], Collette 2003:4 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque 1810). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

canadensis, Thynnus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:122 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] North Carolina, U.S.A. No types known. Perhaps can be regarded as an unjustified emendation of Gasterosteus canadus Linnaeus 1766. •Synonym of Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Wheeler 1958:220 [ref. 13434], Monod 1973:371 [ref. 7193], Quéro 1990:723 [ref. 18537], Randall et al. 1997:511 [ref. 25919], Aguilera 1998:49 [ref. 24221]). Current status: Synonym of Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus 1766). Rachycentridae. Habitat: marine.

coretta, Scomber Cuvier [G.] 1829:198 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Jamaica. No types known. Cuvier specimen: MNHN A-5380 (1) Martinique. Type catalog: Bauchot & Blanc 1961:377 [ref. 20733], Blanc & Bauchot 1964:456, Fig. 36 [ref. 20804], Collette 1966:372 [ref. 14641] incorrectly as holotype MNHN A-5380 from Martinique/ Usually dated to 1832 but available as Scomber coretta Cuvier 1829 from footnote as, "Sc. coretta, N., Sloane, Jam., I, i, 3." [on Sloane 1701:Pl. 1 (fig. 3)]. Also appeared as Thynnus coretta Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:102 [ref. 1000] with additional specimen MNHN A-5380 from Martinique, which is Thunnus atlanticus; however, the original description was based only on the figure from Sloane 1701 and is unidentifiable. •Synonym of Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson 1831) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:107 [ref. 13640], Collette & Nauen 1983:85 [ref. 5375]). •Incertae sedis in Scombridae -- (Collette 2003:21 [ref. 27312]). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

leachianus, Thynnus Risso [A.] 1827:416 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Scomber quadripunctatus Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817 -- (Postel 1973:471 [ref. 7208]). •Synonym of Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Collette & Nauen 1983:34 [ref. 5375], Collette 1990:981 [ref. 19476], Collette 2003:4 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque 1810). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

linnei, Thynnus Malm [A. W.] 1877:412 [ ref. 2881] No types known. Original as Linnéi. Tentatively regarded as an unneeded new name for and objective synonym of Scomber thynnus Linnaeus 1758 (to avoid "Strickland tautonomy"). Locality Sweden. •Synonym of Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Collette 2003:14 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

maccoyii, Thynnus Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:104 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] Melbourne market, Victoria, Australia. Holotype: MNHN 0000-0515 (not found). Type catalog: Blanc & Bauchot 1964:456 [ref. 20804]. Original as maccoyü on p. 104, maccoyii on p. 240; the later correctly formed, maccoyü regarded as a printing error. •Valid as Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau 1872) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:115 [ref. 13640], Collette & Smith 1981:166 [ref. 21091], Collette & Nauen 1983:87 [ref. 5375], Collette 1986:837 [ref. 5647], Allen & Swainston 1988:142 [ref. 25477], Paulin et al. 1989:230 [ref. 24556], Randall et al. 1990:449 [ref. 15987], Nakamura 1990:404 [ref. 21700], Gomon et al. 1994:828 [ref. 22532], Allen 1997:230 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:449 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:751 [ref. 25471], Collette 2001:3754 [ref. 26305], Collette et al. 2001:3 [ref. 25629], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Collette 2003:15 [ref. 27312], Matsuura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:212 [ref. 27510], Bray et al. 2006:1778 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:789 [ref. 30616], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:118 [ref. 36167], Roberts 2015:1636 [ref. 34193], Nión et al. 2016:53 [ref. 35565], Hoschke et al. 2019:160 [ref. 36626], Collette & Graves 2019:246 [ref. 37341], Collette 2022:288 [ref. 40167], Fermon et al. 2022:214 [ref. 39448] with question, Carvalho-Filho 2023:255 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau 1872). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Distribution: Circumglobal in Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine.

macropterus, Thynnus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1844:98, Pl. 51 [Fauna Japonica Parts 5-6; ref. 4372] Southwestern Japan. No types known. Boeseman 1947:93 and 1964:465 considered RMNH 2252 as holotype, but Gibbs & Collette 1967:104 [ref. 13640] point out that it does not match the specimen in the original description. •Synonym of Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:102 [ref. 13640], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:273 [ref. 7348], Collette & Nauen 1983:83 [ref. 5375], Dor 1984:264 [ref. 29757], Collette 1990:992 [ref. 19476], Gomon et al. 1994:827 [ref. 22532], Collette 2001:3753 [ref. 26305], Collette 2003:1854 [ref. 27087], Collette 2003:14 [ref. 27312], Mundy 2005:507 [ref. 28379], Collette in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2912 [ref. 34618], Collette 2022:287 [ref. 40167]). Current status: Synonym of Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

mediterraneus, Thynnus Risso [A.] 1827:414 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:116 [ref. 13640], Postel 1973:467 [ref. 7208], Collette & Nauen 1983:90 [ref. 5375], Collette 1990:995 [ref. 19476], Collette 2003:14 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

moluccensis, Thynnus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:121 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Molucca Islands. Syntypes: BMNH 1853.11.12.29 [Gronovius coll.] (1, skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:220 [ref. 13434] but as holotype. •Synonym of Chorinemus sanctipetri Cuvier 1832 -- (Wheeler 1958:220 [ref. 13434]). •Synonym of Scomberoides lysan (Forsskål 1775) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Staiger 1973:205 [ref. 7106], Kottelat 2013:336 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Scomberoides lysan (Fabricius 1775). Current status: Synonym of Scomberoides lysan (Fabricius 1775). Carangidae: Scomberoidinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

nuda, Pelamys Günther [A.] 1860:368 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 2; ref. 1963] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 2739 (stuffed). Replacement name for Thynnus unicolor Rüppell 1836, preoccupied by Scomber unicolor Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817 when both species are placed in Pelamys. •Synonym of Gymnosarda unicolor (Rüppell 1836) -- (Collette & Chao 1975:613 [ref. 5573], Collette & Nauen 1983:37 [ref. 5375], Dor 1984:262 [ref. 29757], Randall 1995:373 [ref. 22896], Collette 2001:3735 [ref. 26305] dated 1838, Collette 2003:5 [ref. 27312], Randall 2005:610 [ref. 28239], Golani & Fricke 2018:170 [ref. 36273], Collette 2022:277 [ref. 40167]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Gymnosarda unicolor (Rüppell 1836). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

obesus, Thynnus Lowe [R. T.] 1839:78 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Madeira, eastern Atlantic. No types known. •Valid as Thunnus obesus (Lowe 1839) -- (Postel 1973:469 [ref. 7208], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:271 [ref. 7348], Collette & Nauen 1983:88 [ref. 5375], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:274 [ref. 9277], Nakamura in Masuda et al. 1984:226 [ref. 6441], Collette in Whitehead et al. 1986:996 [ref. 13676], Collette 1986:838 [ref. 5647], Robins & Ray 1986:262 [ref. 23100], Allen & Swainston 1988:142 [ref. 25477], Scott & Scott 1988:458 [ref. 25518], Pequeño 1989:67 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:231 [ref. 24556], Winterbottom et al. 1989:66 [ref. 13251], McAllister 1990:180 [ref. 14674], Randall et al. 1990:449 [ref. 15987], Collette 1990:994 [ref. 19476], Cervigón 1992:419 [ref. 23827], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:173 [ref. 25472], Cervigón 1994:261 [ref. 24488], Allen & Robertson 1994:277 [ref. 22193], Collette in Fischer et al. 1995:1540 [ref. 22830], Randall 1995:376 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:520 [ref. 27969], Santos et al. 1997:109 [ref. 23531], Allen 1997:230 [ref. 23977], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:589 [ref. 24023], Arruda 1997:102 [ref. 24952], Randall et al. 1997:449 [ref. 25919], Aguilera 1998:53 [ref. 24221], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:398 [ref. 24555], Miyabe & Bayliff 1998:129 [ref. 25507], Fricke 1999:566 [ref. 24106], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:334 [ref. 25013], Afonso et al. 1999:80 [ref. 25466], Randall 1999:29 [ref. 25829], Collette in Randall & Lim 2000:644 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1350 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:481 [ref. 25191], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:169 [ref. 27754], Collette 2001:3755 [ref. 26305], Collette et al. 2001:3 [ref. 25629], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:178 [ref. 26753], Nakabo 2002:1350 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:418, 675 [ref. 26218], Collette et al. 2003:126 [ref. 26784], Collette 2003:1856 [ref. 27087], Collette 2003:15 [ref. 27312], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S121 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:648 [ref. 27495], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:103 [ref. 27192], Parin 2003:S30 [ref. 28536], Lobel & Lobel 2004:77 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:31 [ref. 27624], Nelson et al. 2004:176 [ref. 27807], Heemstra et al. 2004:3331 [ref. 27945], Love et al. 2005:168 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:507 [ref. 28379], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:787 [ref. 28815], Vaske et al. 2005:78 [ref. 36155], Bray et al. 2006:1778 [ref. 29091], Wirtz et al. 2007:41 [ref. 30263], Gomon 2008:790 [ref. 30616], Fricke et al. 2009:112 [ref. 30213], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:194 [ref. 30957], Motomura et al. 2010:230 [ref. 31256], Ho & Shao 2011:60 [ref. 31432], Page et al. 2013:182 [ref. 32708], Larson et al. 2013:220 [ref. 32988], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:84 [ref. 33341], Wirtz et al. 2014:11 [ref. 33516], Parin et al. 2014:515 [ref. 33547], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:118 [ref. 36167], Psomadakis et al. 2015:317 [ref. 34104], Roberts 2015:1637 [ref. 34193], Pinheiro et al. 2015:33 [ref. 34324], Collette in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2913 [ref. 34618], Fourriére et al. 2016:459 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:611 [ref. 34923], Koeda et al. 2016:107 [ref. 35333], Nión et al. 2016:53 [ref. 35565] with author as Löwe, Kells et al. 2016:318 [ref. 35888], Fricke et al. 2018:364 [ref. 35805], Martins & Carneiro 2018:68 [ref. 36550], Brown et al. 2019:173 [ref. 36444], Burton & Lea 2019:93 [ref. 37205], Carneiro et al. 2019:170 [ref. 37250], Collette & Graves 2019:252 [ref. 37341], Eagderi et al. 2019:105 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:312 [ref. 36673], Reiner 2019:282 [ref. 38139], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 18 [ref. 38321], Moore et al. 2020:110 [ref. 37357], Psomadakis et al. 2020:574 [ref. 37272], Sutton et al. 2020:253 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:212 [ref. 39279], Rotundo et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:445 [ref. 38945], Collette 2022:288 [ref. 40167], Fermon et al. 2022:214 [ref. 39448], Carvalho-Filho 2023:254 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:114 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Thunnus obesus (Lowe 1839). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas (including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Persian Gulf, South China Sea). Habitat: marine.

orientalis, Thynnus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1844:94 [Fauna Japonica Parts 5-6; ref. 4372] Nagasak, Nagasaki, Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): RMNH D794 (dry). Type catalog: Boeseman 1947:91 [ref. 12876], Boeseman 1964:466, Fig. 14 [ref. 20805]. Formerly considered a subspecies until raised to specific status by Collette 1999 [ref. 23936] and Collette et al. 2001 [ref. 25629]. •Synonym of Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:117 [ref. 13640], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:268 [ref. 7348], Collette & Smith 1981 [ref. 21091], Collette in Whitehead et al. 1986:997 [ref. 13676], Scott & Scott 1988:462 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:180 [ref. 14674], Collette in Fischer et al. 1995:1542 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:274 [ref. 24545], Parin 2003:S30 [ref. 28536]). •Valid as Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844) -- (Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:398 [ref. 24555], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:14 [ref. 24670], Collette 1999:163 [ref. 23936], Mishra et al. 1999:89 [ref. 25315], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:811 [ref. 25968], Collette et al. 2001:3 [ref. 25629], Collette 2003:1857 [ref. 27087], Collette 2003:15 [ref. 27312], Nelson et al. 2004:176 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:168 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:508 [ref. 28379], Page et al. 2013:182 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:515 [ref. 33547], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:118 [ref. 36167], Roberts 2015:1638 [ref. 34193], Collette in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2914 [ref. 34618], Fourriére et al. 2016:459 [ref. 34668], Kells et al. 2016:318 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:93 [ref. 37205], Kim et al. 2020:183 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:113 [ref. 37637], Barabanchchikov et al. 2021:387 [ref. 38541], Love et al. 2021:212 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:114 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Distribution: Pacific Ocean: Philippines north to Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan, Russia), southern Okhotsk Sea (Russia and Japan) and southern Kuril Islands, south to Kermadec Islands; eastern Pacific: Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.) south to California (U.S.A.), including Revillagigedo Archipelago (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

pacificus, Orcynus Cooper [J. G.] 1863:75, Fig. 19 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1) v. 3 (sig. 5); ref. 905] Southern coast of California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): [ex Calif. State Coll. 1033] (whereabouts unknown). Secondarily preoccupied in Thunnus by Thynnus pacificus Cuvier 1832. •Synonym of Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:100 [ref. 13640], Collette & Nauen 1983:81 [ref. 5375], Collette 1990:991 [ref. 19476], Collette 2003:14 [ref. 27312]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre 1788). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

pacificus, Thynnus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:133 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 1000] Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN A-6862 (1) Indian seas. Type catalog: Bauchot & Blanc 1961:377 [ref. 20733] and Blanc & Bauchot 1964:456, Fig. 37 [ref. 20804] as holotype; Collette 1966:373 [ref. 14641]. Based on Scomber germo Lacepède 1800 (ex Commerson manuscript) and a specimen; not regarded as a replacement name. Collette 1966:373 [ref. 14641] treated as a replacement name. •Synonym of Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:99 [ref. 13640], Collette 1990:991 [ref. 19476], Collette 2003:14 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre 1788). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

peregrinus, Thynnus Collett [R.] 1879:20, Pl. 1 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Oslo, Norway. Lectotype: ZMUO J4632. Paralectotypes: ZMUO J4631 (1). Lectotype selected by Collette & Chao 1975:595 [ref. 5573]. •Synonym of Orcynopsis unicolor (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817) -- (Collette & Chao 1975:593 [ref. 5573], Collette 1990:983 [ref. 19476], Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Orcynopsis unicolor (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

pompilus, Thynnus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:123 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Mediterranean Sea; Spain; America. Syntypes: BMNH 1853.11.12.41 [Gronovius coll.] (1, skin) Mediterranean Sea. Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:220 [ref. 13434] but as holotype. •Synonym of Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1990:742 [ref. 18644]). Current status: Synonym of Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus 1758). Carangidae: Naucratinae. Habitat: marine.

rocheanus, Thynnus Risso [A.] 1827:417 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype: MNHN A-5808. An unneeded new name for and objective synonym of Scomber rochei Risso 1810 because of reference to "Riss., Ichthyol., 165, 3." following the description. •Synonym of Auxis rochei (Risso 1810) -- (Postel 1973:470 [ref. 7208], Collette & Nauen 1983:29 [ref. 5375], Collette & Aadland 1996:436 [ref. 22199]). •Synonym of Auxis rochei (Risso 1810), subspecies rochei -- (Collette 2003:3 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Auxis rochei (Risso 1810). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

saliens, Thunnus Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1926:10, Pls. 1, 2 (figs. 1-3) [Occasional Papers California Academy of Sciences v. 12; ref. 15593] Off Santa Catalina Island, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): CAS 595 (photograph only). Original states that type is CAS 595, a photograph. •Synonym of Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:118 [ref. 13640], Collette & Nauen 1983:90 [ref. 5375]). •Synonym of Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844) -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:811 [ref. 25968], Collette 2003:15 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

schlegelii, Orcynus Steindachner [F.] in Steindachner & Döderlein 1884:178 [10], Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 49 (1. Abth.); ref. 4248] Tokyo, Japan. Holotype (unique): NMW (not found). Genus misspelled as Orcinus on figure-caption page (p. 212 [44]). •Synonym of Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies orientalis Temminck & Schlegel 1844 -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:117 [ref. 13640], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:268 [ref. 7348], Collette & Nauen 1983:90 [ref. 5375]). •Synonym of Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844) -- (Collette 2003:15 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

secundodorsalis, Thynnus Storer [D. H.] 1853:143, Pl. 12 (fig. 4) [Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (new series) v. 5 (pt 1, art. 8); ref. 18851] Cape Ann and Provincetown, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. Originally as secundo-dorsalis. •Synonym of Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:117 [ref. 13640], Collette & Nauen 1983:90 [ref. 5375], Collette 1990:995 [ref. 19476], Collette 2003:14 [ref. 27312], Collette 2022:289 [ref. 40167]). Current status: Synonym of Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

sibi, Thynnus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1844:97, Pl. 50 [Fauna Japonica Parts 5-6; ref. 4372] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D2327 (dry). Paralectotypes: RMNH D799 (1, dry). Type catalog: Boeseman 1964:465-466, Fig. 13 [ref. 20805]. Spelled sibi in main account (p. 97); as sibu in index (p. 318) and on plate 50. Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:93 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Thunnus obesus (Lowe 1839) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:109 [ref. 13640], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:271 [ref. 7348], Collette & Nauen 1983:88 [ref. 5375], Collette 1990:994 [ref. 19476], Collette 2001:3755 [ref. 26305], Collette 2003:1856 [ref. 27087], Collette 2003:15 [ref. 27312], Parin 2003:S30 [ref. 28536], Mundy 2005:507 [ref. 28379], Parin et al. 2014:515 [ref. 33547], Collette in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2913 [ref. 34618], Collette 2022:288 [ref. 40167]). Current status: Synonym of Thunnus obesus (Lowe 1839). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

thunina, Thynnus Cuvier [G.] 1829:198 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Valenciennes specimen: MNHN A-5605 (dry). Type catalog: Bauchot & Blanc 1961:377 [ref. 20733] and Blanc & Bauchot 1964:456, Fig. 38 [ref. 20804] but incorrectly with a holotype; Collette 1966:371 [ref. 14641]. Available as above based on literature citations (see Collette 2003:4 [ref. 27312]); in the section Thynnus as Sc. thunina. Also in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:104, Pl. 212 [ref. 1000] as Thynnus thunnina. •Synonym of Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Collette & Nauen 1983:34 [ref. 5375], Collette 1990:981 [ref. 19476], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:141 [ref. 26753] as thunnina, Collette 2003:4 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque 1810). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

thynnus, Scomber Linnaeus [C.] 1758:297 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Pelagic, between the tropics. No types known. Misspelled thinnus in early literature. Neotype designated by Fricke 1999:49 [ref. 24101], but withdrawn in Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Valid as Orcynus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Herrera 1896:45 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Postel 1973:467 [ref. 7208], Gibbs & Collette 1967:116 [ref. 13640], Collette & Nauen 1983:88 [ref. 5375], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:275 [ref. 9277], Nakamura in Masuda et al. 1984:226 [ref. 6441], Collette in Whitehead et al. 1986:997 [ref. 13676], Collette 1986:838 [ref. 5647], Robins & Ray 1986:263 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:459 [ref. 25518], Pequeño 1989:67 [ref. 14125], McAllister 1990:180 [ref. 14674], Collette 1990:995 [ref. 19476], Cervigón 1992:419 [ref. 23827], Allen & Robertson 1994:278 [ref. 22193], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:274 [ref. 24545], Santos et al. 1997:109 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:102 [ref. 24952], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:398 [ref. 24555], Collette 1999:163 [ref. 23936], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:334 [ref. 25013], Johnson 1999:751 [ref. 25471], Fricke 1999:49 [ref. 24101], Nakabo 2000:1349 [ref. 25182], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:40 [ref. 25650], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:169 [ref. 27754], Kolpakov & Barabanshchikov 2001:423 [ref. 25413], Collette et al. 2001:3 [ref. 25629], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Collette in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:531 [ref. 26158], Nakabo 2002:1349 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:418, 675 [ref. 26218], Alvarez-León 2002:228 [ref. 26373], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:145 [ref. 26753], Roe et al. 2002:903 [ref. 26504], Collette 2003:1857 [ref. 27087], Collette 2003:14 [ref. 27312], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:103 [ref. 27192], Parin 2003:S30 [ref. 28536] with subspecies, Nelson et al. 2004:176 [ref. 27807], Golani 2005:61 [ref. 37112], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:788 [ref. 28815], Fricke 2007:25 [ref. 30577], Fricke et al. 2007:111 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:182 [ref. 30517], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:173 [ref. 31251], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:70 [ref. 36649], Møller et al. 2010:68 [ref. 31169], Page et al. 2013:182 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Collette 2013:182 [ref. 32953], Wirtz et al. 2014:11 [ref. 33516], Parin et al. 2014:516 [ref. 33547], Collette in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2914 [ref. 34618], Nión et al. 2016:53 [ref. 35565] as thynnus thynnus, Martins & Carneiro 2018:65 [ref. 36550], Artüz & Fricke 2019:560 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:170 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:100 [ref. 36864], Collette & Graves 2019:265 [ref. 37341], Bariche & Fricke 2020:84 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:22 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:94 [ref. 38887], Golani 2021:84 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:36 [ref. 39014], Brunken & Woltmann 2022:24 [ref. 39077], Collette 2022:289 [ref. 40167], Fermon et al. 2022:214 [ref. 39448] with question, Simian et al. 2022:376 [ref. 40776], Carvalho-Filho 2023:255 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:114 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia (Canada) and Saint Pierre et Miquelon (France) south to northeastern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; western Baltic Sea; North Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; temperate waters of the North Atlantic; southeastern Atlantic: South Africa. Habitat: marine.

tonggol, Thynnus Bleeker [P.] 1851:356 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 326] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Neotype: RMNH 6406. Neotype designated by Boeseman 1964:466, Fig. 15 [ref. 20805]. •Valid as Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker 1851) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:120 [ref. 13640], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:274 [ref. 7348], Collette & Nauen 1983:92 [ref. 5375], Dor 1984:264 [ref. 29757], Nakamura in Masuda et al. 1984:226 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:142 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:449 [ref. 15987], Goren & Dor 1994:70 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:376 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:521 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:230 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:226 [ref. 23922], Randall et al. 1997:449 [ref. 25919], Anderson et al. 1998:28 [ref. 23611], Johnson 1999:751 [ref. 25471], Collette in Randall & Lim 2000:644 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1349 [ref. 25182], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:104 [ref. 26368], Collette 2001:3756 [ref. 26305], Collette et al. 2001:3 [ref. 25629], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:1349 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:418, 676 [ref. 26218] dated 1852, Collette 2003:14 [ref. 27312], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S121 [ref. 27377], Bray et al. 2006:1778 [ref. 29091], Larson et al. 2013:220 [ref. 32988], Psomadakis et al. 2015:318 [ref. 34104], Motomura et al. 2017:215 [ref. 35490], Golani & Fricke 2018:171 [ref. 36273], Matsuo & Kimura in Kimura et al. 2018:279 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:105 [ref. 37020], Collette & Graves 2019:274 [ref. 37341], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 18 [ref. 38321], Kim et al. 2020:183 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:575 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:114 [ref. 37637], Collette 2022:290 [ref. 40167]). Current status: Valid as Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker 1851). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Persian Gulf and Socotra (Yemen) east to New Guinea, north to Korea and central Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

unicolor, Thynnus (Pelamis) Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1836:40, Pl. 12 (fig. 1) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 2739 (stuffed). •Valid as Gymnosarda unicolor (Rüppell 1836) -- (Collette & Chao 1975:613 [ref. 5573], Kyushin et al. 1977:306 [ref. 19756], Kyushin et al. 1982:244 [ref. 19754], Collette & Nauen 1983:40 [ref. 5375], Dor 1984:262 [ref. 29757], Allen & Swainston 1988:144 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:65 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:443 [ref. 15987], Nakamura in Masuda et al. 1984:225 [ref. 6441], Collette 1986:834 [ref. 5647], Goren & Dor 1994:70 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:373 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:232 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:443 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:278 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:564 [ref. 24106], Randall 1999:29 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:94 [ref. 37268], Collette in Randall & Lim 2000:643 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1348 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:447 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:20 [ref. 25806], Collette 2001:3735 [ref. 26305] dated 1838, Collette et al. 2001:2 [ref. 25629], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:1348 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:63 [ref. 26830] dated 1838, Collette 2003:5 [ref. 27312], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S121 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:648 [ref. 27495], Matsuura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:210 [ref. 27510] dated 1838, Randall et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3331 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:610 [ref. 28239], Bray et al. 2006:1772 [ref. 29091], Fricke et al. 2009:112 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:230 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1041 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:217 [ref. 32988], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:8 [ref. 33988] dated 1838, Koeda et al. 2016:106 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:362 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:170 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:311 [ref. 36673], Collette & Graves 2019:74 [ref. 37341], Psomadakis et al. 2020:571 [ref. 37272], Durville et al. 2021:315 [ref. 38802], Collette 2022:277 [ref. 40167]). Current status: Valid as Gymnosarda unicolor (Rüppell 1836). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Tuamotu Archipelago and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to New Caledonia and Rapa (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

vagans, Thynnus Lesson [R. P.] 1829:279 [Dictionnaire Classique de Histoire Naturelle v. 15 (1829), RUA-S. v. 16 (1830), T-Z; ref. 13391] Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. •Synonym of Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Postel 1973:472 [ref. 7208], Collette & Nauen 1983:42 [ref. 5375], Collette 1990:982 [ref. 19476], Collette 2003:6 [ref. 27312], Mundy 2005:505 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus 1758). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.

vulgaris, Thynnus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:58, Pl. 210 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 1000] Europe. No types known. Unneeded new name for and objective synonym of Scomber thynnus Linnaeus 1758 (probably to avoid Strickland tautonymy). •Synonym of Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Gibbs & Collette 1967:116 [ref. 13640], Postel 1973:467 [ref. 7208], Collette & Nauen 1983:90 [ref. 5375], Collette 1990:995 [ref. 19476], Collette 2003:14 [ref. 27312], Collette 2022:289 [ref. 40167]). Current status: Synonym of Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758). Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.


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