| Valid name | Thunnus |
| Synonym | Germo Gmelin, 1789). |
| Synonym | Thunnus South, 1845 |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Encyclopedia metropolitana, 5: 620 |
| Synonym | Neothunnus Rivas, 1961:129. |
| Synonym | Parathunnus Rivas, 1961: 129. |
| Synonym | Type: Scomber thynnus L.,1758. Substitute name for Thynnus Cuvier, 1817, preocc. (Insects). |
| Synonym | Orcynus Cuvier, 1817, Règne animal, 2: 314 (type: Scomber germo Lac. = Scomber alalonga Gmel.). |
| Synonym | Albacora Jordan, 1889, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Scomber thynnus L., 1758). |
| Synonym | Thynnus Cuvier, 1817, Règne animal, 2: 313 (type: Scomber thynnus L., 1758). |
| Synonym | Fraser-Brunner, 1950, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., London, (12) 3 (25): 142. |
| Synonym | Orycnus Gill, 1863b, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 14, 1862 (1863): 125 (type: Scomber thynnus L., 1758). |