Thunnus is a genus of ocean-dwelling fish in the family Scombridae, all of which are tuna, although other tuna species are found in other genera. The name of the genus is the Latinized form of the Greek θύννος, thýnnos, tuna, the word being first mentioned in Homer.
There are eight species:
Species of several other genera (all in the family Scombridae) also have common names containing tuna.
Read article at Wikipedia
Scientific name:
- Thunnus