Misplaced Pages

Auxis brachydorax

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of tuna

Auxis brachydorax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Auxis
Species: A. brachydorax
Binomial name
Auxis brachydorax
Collette & Aadland, 1996
Synonyms
  • Auxis thazard brachydorax

Auxis brachydorax is a species of tuna in the family Scombridae. It is a pelagic marine species native to the eastern Central Pacific, where it has been reported from mainland Ecuador, the Galápagos, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and the United States. The species reaches 40 cm (15.7 inches) in fork length.

References

  1. "WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Auxis brachydorax Collette & Aadland, 1996". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  2. Collette, B.B., & Aadland, C.R. (1996). Revision of the frigate tunas (Scombridae, Auxis), with descriptions of two new subspecies from the eastern Pacific. Fishery Bulletin, 94, 423–441.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Auxis brachydorax". FishBase.
Taxon identifiers
Auxis brachydorax
Auxis thazard brachydorax


Stub icon

This Scombriformes-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: