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Southern Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus maccoyii

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Brunswick.January 1, February 1, March 2, April 3, May 6, June 5, July 7, August 7, September 5, October 3, November 2, December 2.
Canada70
New Brunswick43
United States27
Maine27
Quebec27
Australia3
South Australia2
New Zealand1
Tasmania1
Wellington Region1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMackerels, Tunas, Butterfishes, and Allies · Scombriformes
FamilyMackerels, Tunas, and Bonitos · Scombridae
GenusBluefin and Yellowfin Tunas · Thunnus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Southern Bluefin Tuna with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.