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]