Bluefin
Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)
Status not recordedbony fish
The bluefin (Thunnus maccoyii) is a species in the family Scombridae, order Scombriformes.
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Quick facts about the bluefin
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bluefin live?
Not recorded
Is the bluefin endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the bluefin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderScombriformes
- familyScombridae
- genusThunnus
- SpeciesThunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)
Synonyms Thunnus maccoyi, Thunnus phillipsi, Thunnus thynnus maccoyii, Thynnus maccoyii
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- Japanese central Pacific bluefin tunaEnglish
- SBTEnglish
- Southern bluefin tunaEnglish
- Southern tunaEnglish
- Southern tunnyEnglish
- تونة جنوبية زرقاء زعانفArabic
- tuňák australskýCzech
- südlicher blauflossen ThunGerman
- atún del surSpanish
- SinievätonnikalaFinnish
- thon rouge du sudFrench
- טונה כחולת סנפיר דרומיתHebrew
- Déli kékúszójú tonhalHungarian
- Tonno australeItalian
- Indo MaguroJapanese
- Zuidelijke blauwvintonijnDutch
- Atum do sulPortuguese
- Австралийский тунецRussian
- Sydlig tonfiskSwedish
- 南方黑鮪Chinese
- Südlicher Blauflossen-ThunfischGerman
- Aleta Azul del SurSpanish
- Atún Rojo del SurSpanish
- Tonno rosso del sudItalian
- ミナミマグロJapanese
- Bachi MaguroJapanese
- Minami MaguroJapanese
- 藍鰭金槍魚Chinese
Relatives of the bluefin
Other species in the same genus Thunnus.

Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares

Albacore
Thunnus alalunga

Atlantic bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus

Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
Bluefin tuna
Thunnus tonggol
Albacore
Thunnus atlanticus
CompareBluefin vs Yellowfin tunaBluefin vs AlbacoreBluefin vs Atlantic bluefin tunaBluefin vs Bigeye tuna
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the bluefin?
The bluefin (Thunnus maccoyii) belongs to the family Scombridae in the order Scombriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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