Northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

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Also known as:	Atlantic bluefin tuna

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Perciformes
Family	Scombridae
Genus	Thunnus (1)
Size	Maximum length: 4.6 m (2) Maximum weight: 684 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List (1). The Western Atlantic stock is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) and the Eastern Atlantic stock is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1).