Frigate tuna

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

Frigate tuna (Alagaduwa)
Auxis thazard (bottom)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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

Parasites

As most fishes, the frigate tuna harbours a number of parasites. Among these are a series of digeneans, which are parasititic within the intestine.^[4]

References

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.
4. Pantoja, Camila; Telles, Bruno; Paschoal, Fabiano; Luque, José Luis; Kudlai, Olena (2022). "Digenean trematodes infecting the frigate tuna Auxis thazard (Scombriformes, Scombridae) off the Rio de Janeiro coast, Brazil, including molecular data". Parasite. 29: 44. doi:10.1051/parasite/2022044. PMC 9541523. PMID 36205525.