Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 84

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scientific name	Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758)
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Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —Northern bluefin tuna

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Orcynus thynnus View in CoL , L. by Gruvel (1931: 106); recently recorded as Thunnus thynnus View in CoL by Bariche & Di Natale (2019).

Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, temperate waters of the North Atlantic; southeastern Atlantic: South Africa.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( EN: A2 bd, 18 February 2011); Med. ( EN: A2 bd, 12 May 2009). Capture and threats: FIT, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .