Auxis brachydorax
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | Auxis |
| Species: | A. brachydorax
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| Binomial name | |
| Auxis brachydorax Collette & Aadland, 1996
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Auxis brachydorax[1][2] 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.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Auxis brachydorax Collette & Aadland, 1996". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Auxis brachydorax". FishBase.