Thunnus maccoyii
– Critically Endangered
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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ACTINOPTERYGII
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Order:
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PERCIFORMES
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Family:
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SCOMBRIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Thunnus maccoyii
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Species Authority:
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(Castelnau, 1872)
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Common Name/s:
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SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA (Eng)
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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CR A1bd ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Punt, A.
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Justification:
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Documentation about the rationale for listing, habitats, threats, etc. is not yet available.
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Argentina; Australia; Brazil; Canada (Prince Edward I.); French Southern Territories (Amsterdam-St. Paul Is., Crozet Is., Kerguelen); Indonesia; Madagascar; New Zealand (Kermadec Is.); Saint Helena (Tristan da Cunha); South Africa; Uruguay
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FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
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Native:
Atlantic-southeast; Atlantic-southwest; Indian Ocean-eastern; Indian Ocean-western; Pacific-southwest
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Habitat and Ecology
