Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Germo obesus (Lowe, 1839), Germo sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844), Neothunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839), Orcynus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844), Parathunnus mebachi (Kishinouye, 1915), Parathunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839), Parathunnus obesus mebachi (Kishinouye, 1915), Parathunnus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844), Thunnus abesus (Lowe, 1839) (misspelling), Thunnus mebachi Kishinouye, 1915, Thunnus obesus mebachi Kishinouye, 1915, Thunnus obesus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844), Thunnus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844), Thunus obesus (Lowe, 1839) (misspelling), Thynnus obesus Lowe, 1839, Thynnus sibi Temminck & Schlegel, 1844, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

Distribution: Tropical and subtropical

• Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
• Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
• McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.