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Table 1 List of fish species (Scombridae) which can be discriminated in seafood by the present method.

From: Oligonucleotide indexing of DNA barcodes: identification of tuna and other scombrid species in food products

Scientific Name

Common name

Acronym

Thunnus thynnus

Atlantic bluefin tuna

TTHY

Thunnus albacares

Yellowfin tuna

TALB

Thunnus atlanticus

Blackfin tuna

TATL

Thunnus maccoyii

Southern bluefin tuna

TMAC

Thunnus orientalis

Pacific bluefin tuna

TORI

Thunnus obesus

Bigeye tuna

TOBE

Thunnus alalunga

Albacore

TALA

Thunnus tonggol

Longtail tuna

TTON

Katsuwonus pelamis

Skipjack tuna

KPEL

Euthynnus alletteratus

Little tunny

EALL

Auxis thazard thazard

Frigate tuna

ATHA

Auxis rochei rochei

Bullet tuna

AROC

Sarda sarda

Atlantic bonito

SSAR

Scomber scombrus

Atlantic mackerel

SSCO

Scomber japonicus

Chub mackerel

SJAP

Scomber colias

Atlantic chub mackerel

SCOL

Scomber australasicus

Blue mackerel

SAUS