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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderScombriformes
  5. familyScombridae
  6. genusThunnus
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bluefin

Other species in the same genus Thunnus.

LC, Least Concern
Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

Scombridae

Albacore

Thunnus atlanticus

ScombridaeNo free photo yet

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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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bluefin (Thunnus maccoyii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bluefin

MLA

“Bluefin (Thunnus maccoyii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bluefin.

BibTeX
@misc{bluefin_2026,
  title = {Bluefin (Thunnus maccoyii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bluefin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}