Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Perciformes: family
Scombridae: genus
Thunnus: species
Thunnus obesus

Name

Synonyms: Germo obesus (Lowe, 1839); Germo sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844); Neothunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839); Orcynus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844); Parathunnus mebachi (Kishinouye, 1915); Parathunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839); Parathunnus obesus mebachi (Kishinouye, 1915); Parathunnus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844); Thunnus abesus (Lowe, 1839); Thunnus mebachi Kishinouye, 1915; Thunnus obesus mebachi Kishinouye, 1915; Thunnus obesus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844); Thunnus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844); Thunus obesus (Lowe, 1839); Thynnus obesus Lowe, 1839; Thynnus sibi Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
Homonyms: Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)
Common names: Albacora in Portuguese; Albacora-bandolim in Portuguese; Albacora-ôlho-grande in Portuguese; Atum patudo in Portuguese; Atum-patudo in Portuguese; Bigeye tuna in English; Bigeye tuna in English; Bigeye tunny in English; Grootoogtonijn in Dutch; Grossaugen-Thunfisch in German; Grossaugenthun in German; Großaugenthhun in German; Großaugenthun in German; Großaugenthunfisch in German; Isosilmätonnikala in Finnish; Opastun in Polish; Patudo in Spanish; Patudo in French; Patudo, Thon obèse in French; Patudo, atún de ojo grande in language.; Storje in Dutch; Thon aux grands yeux in French; Thon obèse in French; Thon obèse, Thon aux grands yeux, Thon ventru, Patudo in French; Thon ventru in French; Ton bondoc in Romanian; Ton obez in Romanian; Tonno obeso in Italian; Zutoperajni tunj in Serbian; atún de ojos grandes in Spanish; atún ojo grande in Spanish; big-eye tuna in English; big-eye tunny in English; bigeye orkinosu in Turkish; bigeye tuna in English; bigeye tuna in English; didžiaakis tunas in Lithuanian; grootoogtonijn in Dutch; opastun in Polish; patuda in Polish; patudo in Portuguese; patudo in Spanish; patudo in Spanish; storögd tonfisk in Swedish; thon obèse in French; thon obèse in French; tonno obeso in Italian; tuńczyk wielkooczny in Polish; tuńczyk wielkooki in Polish; velikooki tun in Slovenian

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