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Bluefin tuna

Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) is a species in the family Scombridae, order Scombriformes.

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Quick facts about the bluefin tuna

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 tuna live?

Not recorded

Is the bluefin tuna 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 tuna classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderScombriformes
  5. familyScombridae
  6. genusThunnus
  7. SpeciesThunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

Synonyms Orcynus schlegelii, Thunnus saliens, Thunnus schlegelii, Thunnus thynnus orientalis, Thynnus orientalis

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Northern bluefin tunaEnglish
  • Oriental bluefin tunaEnglish
  • Pacific bluefin tunaEnglish
  • تونة المحيط الهادئ زرقاء الزعانفArabic
  • Nordpazifischer blauflossen ThunGerman
  • atún cimarrónSpanish
  • IdäntonnikalaFinnish
  • Thon RougeFrench
  • טונה כחולת סנפיר פסיפיתHebrew
  • Tuna sirip biru PasifikIndonesian
  • Tonno del PacificoItalian
  • MejiJapanese
  • 참다랑어Korean
  • ChooraMalayalam
  • Pacifische blauwvintonijnDutch
  • Atum-orientalPortuguese
  • Тихоокеанский голубой тунецRussian
  • Pacifiški modroplavuti tunSlovenian
  • TulinganFilipino
  • Cá ngừ vây xanh Thái Bình DươngVietnamese
  • TuringanWaray
  • 黑鮪Chinese
  • Nordpazifischer Blauflossen-ThunfischGerman
  • Atún Aleta Azul del PacíficoSpanish
  • thon bleu du PacifiqueFrench
  • クロマグロJapanese
  • 太平洋藍鰭金槍魚Chinese
  • 太平洋黑鮪Chinese
  • 東方藍鰭鮪Chinese
  • 東方金槍魚Chinese
  • 東方鮪Chinese
  • 黑暗串Chinese
  • 黑甕串Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bluefin tuna

Other species in the same genus Thunnus.

LC, Least Concern
Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

Scombridae

Bluefin

Thunnus maccoyii

ScombridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bluefin tuna?

The bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) 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 tuna (Thunnus orientalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/thunnus-orientalis

MLA

“Bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/thunnus-orientalis.

BibTeX
@misc{thunnus_orientalis_2026,
  title = {Bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thunnus-orientalis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}