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Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Actinopterygii
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
A'ahi o'opa in Tahitian
A'ahi tatumu in Tahitian
Aahi tatumu in Tahitian
Ahi in language.
Ahi po'onui in language.
Albacora in Spanish
Albacora in Portuguese
Albacora in language.
Albacora in Portuguese
Albacora in Spanish
Albacora bandolim in Portuguese
Albacora-amarela in Portuguese
Albacora-bandolim in Portuguese
Albacora-cachorra in Portuguese
Albacora-de-aba-amerela in Portuguese
Albacora-gaia-amarela in Portuguese
Albacora-olho-grande in Portuguese
Albacora-olhão in Portuguese
Albacora-ôlho-grande in Portuguese
Albacora-ôlho-grande in Portuguese
Albacore in English
Alvacor in Portuguese
Alvacora in Portuguese
Ambu-ambu in Malay
Asiasi in Samoan
Atu igu mera in language.
Atum in language.
Atum in Portuguese
Atum fogo in language.
Atum obeso in language.
Atum patudo in Portuguese
Atum patudo in Portuguese
Atum patudo in Portuguese
Atum-cachorra in Portuguese
Atum-cachorro in Portuguese
Atum-de-olhos-grandes in Portuguese
Atum-patudo in Portuguese
Atum-patudo in Portuguese
Atum-patudo in Portuguese
Atum-patudo in Portuguese
Atún in Spanish
Atún aleta negra in Spanish
Atún de ojo grande in Spanish
Atún ojo gordo in Spanish
Atún ojo gordo in Spanish
Atún ojo grande in Spanish
Atún ojo grande in Spanish
Atún ojo grande in Spanish
Atún ojo grande in Spanish
Atún ojos grandes in Spanish

Bibliographic References

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  4. Collette, Bruce B., and Cornelia E. Nauen, 1983: Scombrids of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Tunas, Mackerels, Bonitos and Related Species Known to Date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 2. 137.
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