Dogtooth tuna

Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor from French Polynesia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Gymnosarda
Gill, 1862
Species:
G. unicolor
Binomial name
Gymnosarda unicolor
(Rüppell, 1836)
Synonyms
List
  • Gymnosarda nuda (Günther, 1860)
  • Pelamys nud a Günther, 1860
  • Scomber vau Curtiss, 1938
  • Thynnus unicolor Rüppell, 1836

The dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor), also known as white tuna, is a species of pelagic marine fish which belongs to the family Scombridae.

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