| Accepted scientific name: |
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Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Germo obesus (Lowe, 1839) (synonym) |
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| Germo sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (synonym) |
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| Neothunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) (synonym) |
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| Orcynus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (synonym) |
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| Parathunnus mebachi (Kishinouye, 1915) (synonym) |
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| Parathunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) (synonym) |
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| Parathunnus obesus mebachi (Kishinouye, 1915) (synonym) |
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| Parathunnus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (synonym) |
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| Thunnus abesus (Lowe, 1839) (synonym) |
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| Thunnus atlanticus (non Lesson, 1830) (misapplied name) |
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| Thunnus mebachi Kishinouye, 1915 (synonym) |
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| Thunnus obesus mebachi Kishinouye, 1915 (synonym) |
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| Thunnus obesus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (synonym) |
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| Thunnus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (synonym) |
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| Thunus obesus (Lowe, 1839) (synonym) |
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| Thynnus obesus Lowe, 1839 (synonym) |
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| Thynnus sibi Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 (synonym) |
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| Common names: |
| Common name |
Transliteration |
Language |
Country |
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| Grootoog-tuna |
- |
Afrikaans |
Namibia |
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| Grootoog-tuna |
- |
Afrikaans |
South Africa |
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| tuna |
- |
Afrikaans |
Namibia |
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| Tambakol |
- |
Agutaynen |
Philippines(Palawan) |
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| Jaydher |
- |
Arabic |
Oman |
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| Bangkulis |
- |
Bikol |
Philippines(Albay and Camarines Sur) |
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| Bronsehan |
- |
Bikol |
Philippines(Albay and Camarines Sur) |
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| Taguw |
- |
Carolinian |
Micronesia |
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| Taguw peras |
- |
Carolinian |
Micronesia |
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| Taguw tangir |
- |
Carolinian |
Micronesia |
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| Bariles |
- |
Cebuano |
Philippines(Cagayan de Oro) |
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| Barilis |
- |
Cebuano |
Philippines(Cebu) |
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| Tambakol |
- |
Cebuano |
Philippines(Camiguin) |
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| Tulingan |
- |
Cebuano |
Philippines(Cebu) |
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| Bariles |
- |
Chavacano |
Philippines(Cotabato City) |
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| Panit pakulan |
- |
Chavacano |
Philippines(Zamboanga) |
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| Gro ton |
- |
Creole, French |
Martinique |
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| Thon gros yeux |
- |
Creole, French |
Mauritius |
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| Albacora |
- |
Creole, Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Atum |
- |
Creole, Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Atum fogo |
- |
Creole, Portuguese |
São Tomé Island |
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| Atum obeso |
- |
Creole, Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Cala |
- |
Creole, Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Chefarote |
- |
Creole, Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Patudo |
- |
Creole, Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Storøjet tun |
- |
Danish |
Denmark |
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| Bariles |
- |
Davawenyo |
Philippines(Davao) |
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| Buldog |
- |
Davawenyo |
Philippines(Davao) |
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| Bulis |
- |
Davawenyo |
Philippines |
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| Karaw |
- |
Davawenyo |
Philippines(Davao) |
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| Tulingan |
- |
Davawenyo |
Philippines |
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| Grootoogtonijn |
- |
Dutch |
Netherlands |
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| Storje |
- |
Dutch |
Netherlands |
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| Big eye |
- |
English |
Mauritania |
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| Big eye |
- |
English |
Mauritius |
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| Big eye tuna |
- |
English |
Papua New Guinea |
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| Big eye tunny |
- |
English |
Seychelles |
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| Big-eye tuna |
- |
English |
Papua New Guinea |
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| Big-eye tunny |
- |
English |
- |
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| Bigeye |
- |
English |
Australia |
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| Bigeye tuna |
- |
English |
West Nggela |
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| Bigeye tuna |
- |
English |
Australia |
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| Bigeye tuna |
- |
English |
Djibouti |
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| Bigeye tuna |
- |
English |
New Zealand |
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| Bigeye tuna |
- |
English |
Niue |
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| Bigeye tuna |
- |
English |
Philippines(Ilocos; Cotabato City; Tawi-tawi; Maguindanao; Lan) |
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| Bigeye tuna |
- |
English |
Sierra Leone |
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| Bigeye tuna |
- |
English |
South Africa |
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| Bigeye tuna |
- |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Bigeye tuna |
- |
English |
USA |
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| Bigeye tuna |
- |
English |
Viet Nam |
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| Bigeye tuna fish |
- |
English |
Hawaii |
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| Bigeye tunny |
- |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Bigeye-tuna |
- |
English |
India(India) |
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| Bigeyed tuna |
- |
English |
Micronesia |
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| Coffrey |
- |
English |
St Helena |
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| tuna |
- |
English |
Namibia |
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| Isosilmätonnikala |
- |
Finnish |
Finland |
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| Patudo |
- |
French |
France |
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| Patudo |
- |
French |
Martinique |
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| Patudo |
- |
French |
Mauritania |
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| Thon aux grands yeux |
- |
French |
France |
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| Thon aux gros yeux |
- |
French |
Mauritius |
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| Thon gros yeux |
- |
French |
Seychelles |
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| Thon obèse |
- |
French |
- |
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| Thon obèse |
- |
French |
Djibouti |
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| Thon obèse |
- |
French |
Martinique |
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| Thon obèse |
- |
French |
Mauritania |
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| Thon obèse |
- |
French |
Mauritius |
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| Thon obèse |
- |
French |
Senegal |
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| Thon ventru |
- |
French |
France |
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| Atu igu mera |
- |
Gela |
West Nggela |
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| Dickleibiger Thun |
- |
German |
Namibia |
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| Großaugen-Thun |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Großaugen-Thunfisch |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Großaugenthun |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Großaugiger Thun |
- |
German |
Namibia |
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| Thun |
- |
German |
Namibia |
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| Thunfisch |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Ahi |
- |
Hawaiian |
Hawaii |
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| Ahi po'onui |
- |
Hawaiian |
Hawaii |
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| Bantala-an |
- |
Hiligaynon |
Philippines(Iloilo) |
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| Panit |
- |
Hiligaynon |
Philippines(Iloilo) |
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| Tambakul |
- |
Ilokano |
Philippines(Aparri, Cagayan) |
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| tuna |
- |
Ilokano |
Philippines(Ilocos) |
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| Tonno obeso |
- |
Italian |
Italy |
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| Mebachi |
- |
Japanese |
Japan |
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| Mebuto |
- |
Japanese |
Japan |
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| Panit |
- |
Kagayanen |
Philippines(Palawan) |
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| 눈다랑어 |
Nundarangeo |
Korean |
- |
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| Bugok |
- |
Kuyunon |
Philippines(Palawan) |
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| Bariles |
- |
Magindanaon |
Philippines(Maguindanao) |
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| tuna |
- |
Magindanaon |
Philippines(Maguindanao) |
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| Aya hitam |
- |
Malay (individual language) |
Malaysia |
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| Bakulan |
- |
Malay (individual language) |
Malaysia |
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| Tongkol |
- |
Malay (individual language) |
Malaysia |
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| Valiya-choora |
- |
Malayalam |
India(Laccadives Island) |
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| വലിയ ചൂര |
- |
Malayalam |
India |
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| 大目仔 |
Da mu zai |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 大目仔 |
Da mu zai |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 大眼副金枪鱼 |
Da yan fu jin qiang yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 大眼副金槍魚 |
Da yan fu jin ciang yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 大眼金枪鱼 |
Da yan jin qiang yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 大眼金槍魚 |
Da yan jin ciang yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 大眼鮪 |
Da yan wei |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 大眼鲔 |
Da yan wei |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 短鮪 |
Duan wei |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 短鲔 |
Duan wei |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| Bariles |
- |
Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug |
Philippines(Tawi-tawi) |
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| Tambakol |
- |
Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug |
Philippines(Tawi-tawi; Lanao; Jolo,Sulu) |
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| Bwebwe |
- |
Marshallese |
- |
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| Matana bwabwatana |
- |
Misima-Paneati |
Papua New Guinea |
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| Hakua |
- |
Niuean |
Niue |
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| tuna |
- |
Pangasinan |
Philippines(Pangasinan) |
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| Opastun |
- |
Polish |
Poland |
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| Albacora |
- |
Portuguese |
- |
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| Albacora |
- |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Albacora bandolim |
- |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Albacora-bandolim |
- |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Albacora-cachorra |
- |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Albacora-olhão |
- |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Albacora-ôlho-grande |
- |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Albacora-ôlho-grande |
- |
Portuguese |
Portugal |
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| Alvacor |
- |
Portuguese |
- |
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| Alvacora |
- |
Portuguese |
- |
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| Atum |
- |
Portuguese |
Brazil(Northeastern Brazil and Santa Catarina) |
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| Atum patudo |
- |
Portuguese |
- |
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| Atum patudo |
- |
Portuguese |
Portugal |
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| Atum-cachorra |
- |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Atum-cachorro |
- |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Atum-de-olhos-grandes |
- |
Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Atum-patudo |
- |
Portuguese |
Angola |
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| Atum-patudo |
- |
Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Atum-patudo |
- |
Portuguese |
Portugal |
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| Bonito-cachorro |
- |
Portuguese |
Brazil(Pernambuco) |
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| Patudo |
- |
Portuguese |
- |
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| Patudo |
- |
Portuguese |
Angola |
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| Patudo |
- |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Patudo |
- |
Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Patudo |
- |
Portuguese |
Mozambique |
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| Ton bondoc |
- |
Romanian |
Romania |
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| Ton obez |
- |
Romanian |
Romania |
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| Bolsheglazyj tunets |
- |
Russian |
Russia |
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| тунец большеглазый |
- |
Russian |
- |
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| тунец большеглазый |
- |
Russian |
Russia |
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| Asiasi |
- |
Samoan |
Samoa |
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| Ta'uo |
- |
Samoan |
Samoa |
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| To'uo |
- |
Samoan |
American Samoa |
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| Zutoperajni tunj |
- |
Serbian |
Serbia and Montenegro |
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| Yajdar-baal-cagaar |
- |
Somali |
Somalia |
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| Albacora |
- |
Spanish |
Dominican Rp |
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| Albacora |
- |
Spanish |
Ecuador |
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| Atún |
- |
Spanish |
Colombia |
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| Atún de ojo grande |
- |
Spanish |
Chile |
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| Atún ojo gordo |
- |
Spanish |
Colombia |
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| Atún ojo gordo |
- |
Spanish |
Venezuela |
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| Atún ojo grande |
- |
Spanish |
Cuba |
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| Atún ojo grande |
- |
Spanish |
Ecuador |
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| Atún ojo grande |
- |
Spanish |
Mexico(Pacific Coast.) |
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| Atún ojo grande |
- |
Spanish |
Peru |
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| Atún ojos grandes |
- |
Spanish |
Chile |
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| Ojigrande |
- |
Spanish |
Cuba |
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| Ojo gordo |
- |
Spanish |
Colombia |
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| Ojos grandes |
- |
Spanish |
Argentina |
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| Patudo |
- |
Spanish |
Argentina |
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| Patudo |
- |
Spanish |
Mauritania |
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| Patudo |
- |
Spanish |
Nicaragua |
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| Patudo |
- |
Spanish |
Peru |
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| Patudo |
- |
Spanish |
Spain |
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| Bariles |
- |
Surigaonon |
Philippines(Surigao City, Surigao del Norte) |
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| Panit |
- |
Surigaonon |
Philippines(Surigao del Norte (Dapa; Placer)) |
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| Jodari |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Storögd tonfisk |
- |
Swedish |
Sweden |
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| Barilis |
- |
Tagalog |
Philippines(Metro Manila) |
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| Kilyaong |
- |
Tagalog |
Philippines(Calauag, Quezon) |
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| Tambakol |
- |
Tagalog |
Philippines(Zambales) |
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| A'ahi o'opa |
- |
Tahitian |
Tahiti |
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| A'ahi tatumu |
- |
Tahitian |
Tahiti |
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| Kahikahi |
- |
Tokelauan |
Tokelau |
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| Kakahi |
- |
Tokelauan |
Tokelau |
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| Lalavalu |
- |
Tokelauan |
Tokelau |
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| İrigözorkinoz balığı |
- |
Turkish |
Turkey |
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| İrigözton balığı |
- |
Turkish |
Turkey |
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| Te takua |
- |
Tuvaluan |
Kiribati(Fanning Atoll, Line Is.) |
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| Cá Ngừ mắt to |
- |
Vietnamese |
Viet Nam |
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| Bulis |
- |
Visayan |
Philippines |
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| Sobad |
- |
Visayan |
Philippines |
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| Tulingan |
- |
Visayan |
Philippines |
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| Baragsikol |
- |
Waray (Philippines) |
Philippines(Leyte Gulf) |
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| Panit |
- |
Waray (Philippines) |
Philippines(Catbalogan, Samar) |
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| Classification: |
| Kingdom |
Animalia
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2b7e0a3-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Phylum |
Chordata
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a0f2ea-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Class |
Actinopterygii
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FishBase |
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| Order |
Perciformes
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FishBase |
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| Family |
Scombridae
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FishBase |
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| Genus |
Thunnus
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e3001d55-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Distribution: |
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Absent in the Mediterranean. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139). |
| Lifezones: |
Marine |
| Additional data: |
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| Latest taxonomic scrutiny: |
19-May-2014 |
| Source database: |
FishBase, Jan 2015
99%
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| Bibliographic citation: |
Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. |
| Online resource: |
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=146
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd9f1762-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401 |
