Common name | Scientific name | Image | Length | Weight | Lifespan | IUCN status | ||
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Thunnus (Thunnus) – the bluefin group | ||||||||
Albacore tuna | T. alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) |
1.4 m (4.6 ft) |
60.3 kg (133 lb) |
9–13 yrs | Near threatened[1] | |||
Southern bluefin tuna | T. maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872) |
2.45 m (8.0 ft) |
260 kg (570 lb) |
20–40 yrs | Critically endangered[2] | |||
Bigeye tuna | T. obesus (Lowe, 1839) |
2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
210 kg (460 lb) |
5–16 yrs | Vulnerable[3] | |||
Pacific bluefin tuna | T. orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) |
3.0 m (9.8 ft) |
450 kg (990 lb) |
15–26 yrs | Vulnerable[4] | |||
Atlantic bluefin tuna | T. thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
4.6 m (15 ft) |
684 kg (1,508 lb) |
35–50 yrs | Endangered[5] |