Tuna

A tuna is a saltwatter finfish that belangs tae the tribe Thunnini, a sub-groupin o the mackerel faimily (Scombridae) – which thegither wi the tunas, an aa includes the bonitos, mackerels, an Spainyie mackerels. Thunnini comprises fifteen species athort five genera,^[2] the sizes o which vary greatly, rangin frae the bullet tuna (max. length: 50 cm (1.6 ft), wicht: 1.8 kg (4 lb)) up tae the Atlantic bluefin tuna (max. length: 4.6 m (15 ft), wicht: 684 kg (1,508 lb)). The bluefin averages 2 m (6.6 ft), an is believed tae live for up tae 50 years.

Tuna Temporal range: Ypresian-recent , 56.0–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Tunas (frae top): albacore, Atlantic bluefin, skipjack, yellowfin, bigeye
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Faimily:	Scombridae
Subfaimily:	Scombrinae
Tribe:	Thunnini Starks, 1910
Genera
Allothunnus: slender tunas Auxis: frigate tunas Euthynnus: little tunas Katsuwonus: skipjack tunas Thunnus: albacores, true tunas