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Frigate tuna

Auxis thazard

Frigate tuna — Auxis thazard
  • Saltwater
  • Least Concern
Max length
65 cm
Classification
Class
Teleostei
Order
Scombriformes
Family
Scombridae
Genus
Auxis
Distribution
  • Atlantic, Eastern Central
  • Atlantic, Northeast
  • Atlantic, Northwest
  • Atlantic, Southeast
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Indian Ocean, Eastern
  • Indian Ocean, Western
  • Pacific, Eastern Central
  • Pacific, Northwest
  • Pacific, Southwest
  • Pacific, Western Central

About the frigate tuna

The frigate tuna, frigate mackerel or alagaduwa is a species of tuna, in the family Scombridae, found around the world in tropical oceans. The eastern Pacific population is now regarded as a separate species by some authorities, Auxis brachydorax.

Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.

Where the frigate tuna lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

Also known as

Where to catch frigate tuna

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