Frigate tuna

Frigate tuna (Alagaduwa)
Auxis thazard (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Auxis
Species:
A. thazard
Binomial name
Auxis thazard
(Lacepède, 1800)
Synonyms[2]
  • Scomber thazard Lacepède, 1800
  • Scomber taso Cuvier, 1832
  • Auxis tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1854
  • Auxis hira Kishinouye, 1915

The frigate tuna, frigate mackerel or alagaduwa (Auxis thazard)[citation needed] 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.[3]

Sashimi made of frigate tuna
  1. ^ Collette, B.; Acero, A.; Amorim, A.F.; et al. (2011). "Auxis thazard". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170344A6757270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170344A6757270.en. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Auxis thazard". FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. ^ William Eschmeyer, ed. (30 April 2018). "Species that contain: Auxis and brachydorax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 May 2018.