Thunnus maccoyii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES SCOMBRIDAE

Scientific Name: Thunnus maccoyii
Species Authority: (Castelnau, 1872)
Common Name/s:
English Southern Bluefin Tuna

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered   A1bd   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s Punt, A.
Justification:
Documentation about the rationale for listing, habitats, threats, etc. is not yet available.

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Argentina; Australia; Brazil; Canada (Prince Edward I.); French Southern Territories (the) (Amsterdam-St. Paul Is., Crozet Is., Kerguelen); Indonesia; Madagascar; New Zealand (Kermadec Is.); Saint Helena (Tristan da Cunha); South Africa; Uruguay
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Atlantic – southeast;  Atlantic – southwest;  Indian Ocean – western;  Indian Ocean – eastern;  Pacific – southwest

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Marine
Citation: Punt, A. 1996. Thunnus maccoyii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009.
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