Kinds of SFTEP

Shorefishes of the tropical eastern Pacific

Ross Robertson and Gerald Allen
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Scientific name -- Other names
Scombridae -- Bonitos
   Acanthocybium solandri G. Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1832 -- Wahoo
   Auxis rochei B. B. Collette and Aadland, 1996 -- Bullet tuna
   Auxis thazard B. B. Collette and Aadland, 1996 -- Frigate tuna
   Euthynnus affinis Cantor, 1849 -- Kawakawa -
   Euthynnus lineatus Kishinouye, 1920 -- Black skipjack tuna
   Katsuwonus pelamis C. Linnaeus, 1758 -- Skipjack tuna
   Sarda chilensis G. Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1832 -- East-pacific bonito
   Sarda orientalis C. J. Temminck and H. Schlegel, 1844 -- Striped bonito
   Scomber australasicus G. Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1832 -- Spotted chub mackerel
   Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 -- Pacific chub mackerel
   Scomberomorus concolor W. N. Lockington, 1879 -- Gulf sierra mackerel
   Scomberomorus sierra Jordan and Starks in Jordan, 1895 -- Pacific sierra
   Thunnus alalunga J. P. Bonnaterre, 1788 -- Albacore tuna
   Thunnus albacares J. P. Bonnaterre, 1788 -- Yellowfin tuna
   Thunnus obesus R. T. Lowe, 1839 -- Bigeye tuna
   Thunnus orientalis C. J. Temminck and H. Schlegel, 1844 -- Northern bluefin tuna

Updated: 2012-04-10 19:57:35

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