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Euthynnus

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

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| image = Euaff u0.gif

| image_caption = Euthynnus affinis

| taxon = Euthynnus

| authority = Lütken in Jordan and Gilbert, 1883

| type_species = Thynnus thunina

| type_species_authority = Cuvier, 1829

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text

| synonyms = *Thynnichthys Giglioli, 1880

}}

Euthynnus is a genus of ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, or mackerel family, and in the tribe Thunnini, more commonly known as the tunas. Species in the genus Euthynnus are also known as "little tunas," and are found in subtropical oceans worldwide. They are known for their dark red meat and strong taste compared to larger tunas.

Species

class="wikitable"
colspan="9"| Species of the genus Euthynnus
Common name

! Scientific name

! Maximum
length

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length

! Maximum
weight

! Maximum
age

! Trophic
level

! Source

! IUCN status

Mackerel tuna,
kawakawa

| E. affinis {{clear}}(Cantor, 1849)

| style="text-align:right;"| {{convert|110|cm|ft|abbr=on|disp=br|1}}

| style="text-align:right;"| {{convert|60|cm|ft|abbr=on|disp=br|1}}

| style="text-align:right;"| {{convert|15|kg|lb|abbr=on|disp=br}}

| style="text-align:right;"| 6 years

| style="text-align:center;"| 4.50

| style="text-align:center;"| {{FishBase | genus = Euthynnus | species = affinis | month = January | year = 2012}}{{Cite web |title=Hawaii State Records - List |url=http://www.hawaiifishingnews.com/records.cfm |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=www.hawaiifishingnews.com}}

| LC IUCN 3 1.svg Least concern{{cite iucn |author=Collette, B. |author2=Chang, S.-K. |author3=Fox, W. |author4=Juan Jorda, M. |author5=Miyabe, N. |author6=Nelson, R. |author7=Uozumi, Y. |date=2011 |title=Euthynnus affinis |volume=2011 |page=e.T170336A6753804 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170336A6753804.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

Little tunny, false albacore, bonita

| E. alletteratus{{clear}}(Rafinesque, 1810)

| style="text-align:right;"| {{convert|122|cm|ft|abbr=on|disp=br|1}}

| style="text-align:right;"| {{convert|80|cm|ft|abbr=on|disp=br|1}}

| style="text-align:right;"| {{convert|16.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|disp=br}}

| style="text-align:right;"| 10 years

| style="text-align:center;"| 4.13

| style="text-align:center;"| {{FishBase | genus = Euthynnus | species = alletteratus | month = January | year = 2012}}

| LC IUCN 3 1.svg Least concern{{cite iucn |author=Collette, B. |author2=Amorim, A.F. |author3=Boustany, A. |author4=Carpenter, K.E. |author5=de Oliveira Leite Jr. |author6=N. |author7=Di Natale, A. |author8=Fox, W. |author9=Fredou, F.L. |author10=Graves, J. |author11=Viera Hazin, F.H. |author12=Juan Jorda, M. |author13=Kada, O. |author14=Minte Vera, C. |author15=Miyabe, N. |author16=Nelson, R. |author17=Oxenford, H. |author18=Teixeira Lessa, R.P. |author19=Pires Ferreira Travassos, P.E. |date=2011 |title=Euthynnus alletteratus |volume=2011 |page=e.T170345A6759394 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170345A6759394.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

Black skipjack tuna 

| E. lineatus{{clear}}(Kishinouye, 1920)

| style="text-align:right;"| {{convert|92|cm|ft|abbr=on|disp=br|1}}

| style="text-align:right;"| {{convert|60|cm|ft|abbr=on|disp=br|1}}

| style="text-align:right;"| {{convert|11.8|kg|lb|abbr=on|disp=br}}

| style="text-align:right;"|

| style="text-align:center;"| 3.83

| style="text-align:center;"| {{FishBase | genus = Euthynnus | species = lineatus | month = January | year = 2012}}{{Cite web |title=Black Skipjack {{!}} Mexican Fish.com |url=https://mexican-fish.com/black-skipjack/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |language=en-US}}

| LC IUCN 3 1.svg Least concern{{cite iucn |author=Collette, B. |author2=Acero, A. |author3=Canales Ramirez, C. |author4=Cardenas, G. |author5=Carpenter, K.E. |author6=Di Natale, A. |author7=Guzman-Mora, A. |author8=Montano Cruz, R. |author9=Nelson, R. |author10=Schaefer, K. |author11=Serra, R. |author12=Yanez, E. |date=2011 |title=Euthynnus lineatus |volume=2011 |page=e.T170320A6747016 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170320A6747016.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

See also

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Category:Taxa named by Christian Frederik Lütken

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