Northern bluefin tuna  (Thunnus thynnus)

Northern bluefin tuna shoal

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Scombridae
Genus Thunnus (1)

Status

Classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1). The Western Atlantic stock is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) and the Eastern Atlantic stock is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description

Species information is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org