Bullet tuna (Auxis rochei eudorax)

Scientific name: Auxis rochei eudorax Collette & Aadland, 1996

The Bullet tuna (Auxis rochei eudorax) is a marine fish of the family Scombridae. Native range: Eastern Pacific.

Species facts

Scientific name
Auxis rochei eudorax
Family
Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.5
Common length
26.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec > 10,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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