- Thunnus tonggol
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Longtail tuna 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Scombridae Tribe: Thunnini Genus: Thunnus Species: T. tonggol Binomial name Thunnus tonggol
(Bleeker, 1851)Synonyms Kishinoella rara (Kishinouye, 1915)
Kishinoella tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)
Neothunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851)
Thunnus nicolsoni Whitley, 1936
Thunnus rarus Kishinouye, 1915Thunnus tonggol (also known as longtail tuna) is a tuna of tropical Pacific waters known generally as tonggol tuna.
Due to vagueries of naming regulations Thunnus tongol may legally, albeit confusingly, be called northern bluefin (Thunnus thynnus) in Australia.[citation needed]
See also
- List of fish in India
- List of fishes of the Red Sea
References
External links
"Thunnus tonggol". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=172430.
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