Species FAO code: LTA

Euthynnus alletteratus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
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Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Bonite fr Thonine nl Boniet nl Dwergtonijn	–
Croatia	hr luc	–
Cyprus	el παλαμίδα	–
Czech Republic	cs Tuňák malý cs Tuňák atlantický	–
Denmark	da Thunnin	–
Finland	fi tunniina sv tunnina	–
France	fr thonine commune [Euthynnus quadripunctatus synonym for Euthynnus alletteratus] fr thonine commune	–
Greece	el Καρβούνι	–
Hungary	hu atlanti kis tonhal [Euthynnus alleteratus synonym for Euthynnus alletteratus] hu atlanti kis tonhal [Euthynnus quadripunctatus synonym for Euthynnus alletteratus] hu bonitók	–
Ireland	en Little tunny en Atlantic black skipjack ga Tuinnín bán	–
Italy	it Tonnetto it alletterato	–
Lithuania	lt vakarinis tuniukas	–
Luxembourg	de Thonine de kleiner Thun fr thonine	–
Malta	en Little tunny en Atlantic black skipjack it Alletterato mt Kubrit	–
Poland	pl Tunek atlantycki	–
Portugal	pt Bonito pt Merma	–
Slovenia	sl pegasti tun	–
Spain	es Bacoreta	Asturias: Bonito zurdo Canary Islands: Albacoreta Murcia: Albacora Murcia: Bacoreta
Sweden	sv Tunnina	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810)

This species is subject to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1536/92 of 9 June 1992 which defines the standard governing the marketing of preserved tuna and bonito. More

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810)

Distribution maps

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Euthynnus alletteratus

Scientific name

Euthynnus alletteratus

Author

(Rafinesque, 1810)

Rank

Species

FAO code

LTA

Morphological description

Anterior spines of first dorsal fin much higher than the those mid-way, giving the fin a strongly concave outline. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Body naked except for corselet and lateral line. Swim bladder absent. Incipient protuberances on 33rd and 34th vertebrae. Back with broken oblique stripes (Ref. 168). Caudal peduncle with 7-8 finlets. Dark stripes on the back and with 3-7 dark spots between pelvic and pectoral fins (Ref. 35388).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyScombridae
    - GenusEuthynnus
      - SpeciesEuthynnus alletteratus

Synonyms

Scomber alletteratus Rafinesque, 1810
Thynnus brasiliensis Cuvier, 1832
Euthynnus alliteratus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Gymnosarda alletterata (Rafinesque, 1810)
Euthynnus allitteratus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Thynnus leachianus Risso, 1827
Thynnus thunina Cuvier, 1829
Euthynnus alletteratus aurolitoralis Fraser-Brunner, 1949
Euthinnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Euthynnus quadripunctatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
Gymnosarda alliterata (Rafinesque, 1810)
Scomber quadripunctatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817
Euthynnus alleteratus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Thynnichthys brevipinnis (Cuvier, 1832)
Gymnosarda alleterata (Rafinesque, 1810)
Thynnus brevipinnis Cuvier, 1832
Euthynnus thunina (Cuvier, 1829)
Pelamys alleterata (Rafinesque, 1810)
Thynnichthys thunnina (Cuvier, 1829)
Orcynus thunnina (Cuvier, 1829)
Euthynnus alletteratus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - Other
        Fish of the genus Euthynnus, other than the skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis) mentioned in subheading 030233
        0302 89 21 — For the industrial manufacture of products of heading 1604
        0302 89 29 — Other
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - Other
        Fish of the genus Euthynnus, other than the skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis) mentioned in subheading 030343
        0303 89 21 — For the industrial manufacture of products of heading 1604
        0303 89 29 — Other
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - Other
        0304 89 30 — Fish of the genus Euthynnus, other than the skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis) mentioned in subheading 03048700
16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1604 — Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
  - Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced
    - 1604 19 — Other
      - Fish of the genus Euthynnus, other than skipjack (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis)
        1604 19 31 — Fillets known as ‘loins’
        1604 19 39 — Other

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Euthynnus alletteratus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Beach seines

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Distribution maps