Auxis
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Auxis is a genus of ocean-dwelling ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, and tribe Thunnini, also known as the tunas. Auxis, commonly and collectively called the frigate tunas, is one of five genera of tunas which comprise the Thunnini tribe.
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Frigate and bullet tunas | |
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Bullet tuna, Auxis rochei | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scombriformes |
Family: | Scombridae |
Tribe: | Thunnini |
Genus: | Auxis Cuvier, 1829 |
Type species | |
Scomber rochei Risso, 1810 | |
Species | |
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