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Definition of Orcynus thynnus

Orcynus thynnus
Albicore Al"bi*core, n. [F. albicore (cf. Sp. albacora, Pg. albacor, albacora, albecora), fr. Ar. bakr, bekr, a young camel, young cow, heifer, and the article al: cf. Pg. bacoro a little pig.] (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family, esp. Orcynus alalonga. One species (Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is called in New England the horse mackerel; the tunny. [Written also albacore.]

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- Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thunnus thynnus". FishBase. January 2012 version. Collette, B.; et al. (2021). "Thunnus thynnus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
- 1788) Thynnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) Scomber alalunga Cetti, 1777 Thunnus alalunga (Cetti, 1777) Scomber alatunga Gmelin, 1789 Orcynus alatunga...
- Synonyms Thynnus atlanticus Lesson, 1831 Parathunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831) Scomber coretta Cuvier, 1829 Thunnus coretta (Cuvier, 1829) Thynnus coretta...
- (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Orcynus macropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Thunnus macropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Orcynus subulatus Poey, 1875 Thunnus...
- (Lowe, 1839) Thynnus obesus Lowe, 1839 Germogus obesus (Lowe, 1839) Neothunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) Parathunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) Thynnus sibi Temminck...
- (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) Thynnus leachi**** Risso, 1827 Thynnus thunina Cuvier, 1829 Euthynnus thunina (Cuvier, 1829) Orcynus thunnina (Cuvier, 1829) Thynnichthys...