What is "neothunnus"

Thunnus (Neothunnus) is a subgenus of ray-finned bony fishes in the Thunnini, or tuna, tribe. More specifically, Neothunnus is a subgenus of the genus Thunnus, also known as the "true tunas". Neothunnus is sometimes referred to as the yellowfin group, and comprises three species:

• T. albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) – yellowfin tuna
• T. atlanticus (Lesson, 1831) – blackfin tuna
• T. tonggol (Bleeker, 1851) – longtail tuna

::{| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background-color: #FFFFB7; color:black;" colspan="9"| Thunnus ( Neothunnus) – the yellowfin group of tunas |- ! Common name ! Scientific name ! Maximum
length ! Common
length ! Maximum
weight ! Maximum
age ! Trophiclevel ! Source ! IUCN status |- | Blackfin tuna | T. atlanticus( Lesson, 1831) | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:center;"| 4.13 | style="text-align:center;"| | Least concern |- | Longtail tuna | T. tonggol( Bleeker, 1851) | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| 18 years | style="text-align:center;"| 4.50 | style="text-align:center;"| | Data deficient |- | Yellowfin tuna | T. albacares( Bonnaterre, 1788) | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| 5–9 yrs | style="text-align:center;"| 4.34 | style="text-align:center;"| | Near threatened |}