Frigate tuna
(Redirected from Frigate mackerel)
| Frigate tuna (Alagaduwa) | |
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| File:Auxis thazard and Selar crumenopthalmus by Shrumster.jpg | |
| Auxis thazard (bottom) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | Auxis |
| Species: | A. thazard
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| Binomial name | |
| Auxis thazard (Lacepède, 1800)
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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]
Parasites
[edit | edit source]As most fishes, the frigate tuna harbours a number of parasites. Among these are a series of digeneans, which are parasitic within the intestine.[4]
References
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