Atlantic bluefin tuna

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q214415
Atlantic bluefin tuna
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Summary

Atlantic bluefin tuna is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,787 views/month, #540 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Thunnus[5]
  • Taxon name: Thunnus thynnus[6]
  • Commons category: Thunnus thynnus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Thunnus thynnus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Thunnus thynnus[9]
  • Described by source: Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[10], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[11], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12]
  • Original combination: Scomber thynnus[13]
  • This taxon is source of: Atlantic bluefin tuna as food[14]
  • Short name: T. thynnus[15]
  • Taxon common name: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna[16], Atún Aleta Azul[17], Thon Rouge de l'Atlantique[18], makrellstørje[19], atún[20], albacor[21], bonita[22], bonitu zurdu[23], zurdu[24], modroplavuti tun[25], blauwvintonijn[26]
  • MCN code: 0302.35.00[27]
  • Taxon range: Bragança[28]

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Identifiers

Atlantic bluefin tuna's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 114126[29]. Atlantic bluefin tuna's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8237[30]. Atlantic bluefin tuna's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46577336[31]. Atlantic bluefin tuna's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2373980[32]. Atlantic bluefin tuna's ITIS TSN is recorded as 172421[33].

Why It Matters

Atlantic bluefin tuna has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    This taxon is source of → Atlantic bluefin tuna as food
    Original combination → Scomber thynnus
    Taxon range → Bragança
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