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Thunnus

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Noun1.Thunnus - tunas: warm-blooded fishesThunnus - tunas: warm-blooded fishes          
genus Thunnus
fish genus - any of various genus of fish
family Scombridae, Scombridae - marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna
tunny, tuna - any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
horse mackerel, Thunnus thynnus, bluefin, bluefin tuna - largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
Thunnus albacares, yellowfin, yellowfin tuna - may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics
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2 mm SL) of the genus Thunnus could not be identified to species, and are referred to as Thunnus spp.
Onshore-offshore distribution and abundance of tuna larvae (Pisces: ... by Fowler, Ashley M.; Leis, Jeffrey M.; Suthers, Iain M. / Fishery Bulletin
Biologists note one species of albacore, or Thunnus alalunga in the Pacific but two major populations, separated, approximately, by the equator.
IT'S LOOKING LIKE A RECORD SEASON -- THANKS TO EL NINO by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The feasibility of direct photographic assessment of giant bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, in New England waters.
Decline in condition of northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in ... by Golet, Walter J.; Cooper, Andrew B.; Campbell, Robert; Lutcavage, Molly / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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