AnAge entry for Thunnus alalunga
Classification (HAGRID: 03989)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Thunnus
- Species
- Thunnus alalunga
- Common name
- Albacore
- Synonyms
- Thunnus germo, Scomber alalunga
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 13 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 454
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In the Atlantic Ocean, these animals can live up to 13 years [0716].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0717] Santiago and Arrizabalaga (2005), An integrated growth study for North Atlantic albacore (Thunnus alalunga Bonn. 1788)
- [0716] Megalofonou (2000), Age and growth of Mediterranean albacore
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 172419
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8235
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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