Frigate tuna (Auxis thazard thazard)

Scientific name: Auxis thazard thazard Lacep?de, 1800

Frigate tuna (Auxis thazard thazard)

The Frigate tuna (Auxis thazard thazard) is a marine fish of the family Scombridae. In the aquarium it needs water at 27–28°C (81–82°F).

Frigate tuna care at a glance

Temperature
27–28°C (81–82°F)

Biology

Epipelagic in neritic and oceanic waters. Feeds on small fish, squids, planktonic crustaceans (megalops), and stomatopod larvae. Because of their abundance, they are considered an important element of the food web, particularly as forage for other species of commercial interest. Preyed upon by larger fishes, including other tunas. Marketed fresh and frozen; also utilized dried or salted, smoked and canned.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Auxis thazard thazard
Family
Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
65.0
Common length
60.0
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous; depth range 50 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. Eastern Pacific population recognized as subspecies Auxis thazard brachydorax. Many authors have used the name Auxis thazard as including Auxis rochei in the belief that there was only a single worldwide species of Auxis. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.8; tmax=5; Fec=200,000 to >1 million)

Sources

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

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