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Bluefin tuna

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Bluefin tuna is a common name used to refer to several species of tuna of the genus Thunnus.

SpeciesCommon nameImageRangeNote
T. maccoyiiSouthern bluefin tunaImagefound in southern hemisphere waters of all the world's oceans
T. orientalisPacific bluefin tunaImagefound widely in the northern Pacific Ocean and locally in the southFormerly known as northern bluefin tuna.
T. thynnusAtlantic bluefin tunaImagefound in both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, and also in the Mediterranean SeaFormerly known as northern bluefin tuna.
T. tonggolLongtail tunaImagefound in tropical Indo-West Pacific watersKnown as the northern bluefin tuna in Australia, as it is found off their northern coast.