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Frigate tuna (Alagaduwa)
Auxis thazard (bottom)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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
Scomber thazard Lacepède, 1800 Scomber taso Cuvier, 1832 Auxis tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1854 Auxis hira Kishinouye, 1915

The frigate tuna, frigate mackerel or alagaduwa (Auxis thazard) 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.

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.

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.

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