Thunnus

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Thunnus is a genus of large, fast-swimming predatory fishes commonly known as tunas, which are important both ecologically and commercially in oceans worldwide.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Thunnus canonical 2
Thunnus atlanticus 1
Thunnus orientalis 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adaptation countercurrent heat exchange system ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commercialUse food fish ⓘ
sashimi ⓘ
sushi ⓘ
commonName tunas ⓘ
conservationConcern declining populations in some species ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
describedInYear 1758 ⓘ
diet cephalopods ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ
fish ⓘ
distribution Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
ecologicalRole apex predator ⓘ
pelagic predator ⓘ
family Scombridae ⓘ
fisheryManagementBody International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ⓘ
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission ⓘ
fishingMethod longline fishing ⓘ
purse seine fishing ⓘ
habitat open ocean ⓘ
pelagic zone ⓘ
includesTaxon Thunnus albacares ⓘ
Thunnus atlanticus ⓘ
linked to: Thunnus

Thunnus maccoyii ⓘ
Thunnus obesus ⓘ
Thunnus orientalis ⓘ
linked to: Thunnus

Thunnus thynnus ⓘ
linked to: Thunnus

Thunnus tonggol ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion continuous swimming ⓘ
notableTrait countershaded coloration ⓘ
endothermic capacity ⓘ
fast swimming speed ⓘ
large body size ⓘ
streamlined body ⓘ
order Scombriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Scombridae ⓘ
Thunnini ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction broadcast spawner ⓘ
pelagic eggs ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
threat bycatch ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scombroidei → notableMember → Thunnus ⓘ
Scombriformes → notableMembers → Thunnus ⓘ
Thunnus → includesTaxon → Thunnus thynnus ⓘ
linked to: Thunnus
Thunnus → includesTaxon → Thunnus orientalis ⓘ
linked to: Thunnus
Thunnus → includesTaxon → Thunnus atlanticus ⓘ
linked to: Thunnus