| General information |
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Auxis thazard Lacepede, 1800 |
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| Common name | Frigate tuna, Alagoduwa |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Pelagiaria; Scombriformes; Scombridae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Sri Lanka; Thailand; Taiwan; North Korea; Maldives; Israel; Iraq; Egypt; Myanmar; Oman; Turkey; Australia; Papua New Guinea; Tanzania; Madagascar; Angola; Somalia; Kenya; Morocco; Mozambique; Mauritania; Liberia; Senegal; Romania; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; French Guiana; Hawaii; Panama; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Guam; Micronesia; Tonga; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; El Salvador; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Bosnia and Herzegovina; Cyprus; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Cape Verde; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Gabon; Gambia; Reunion; Saint Helena; Sao Tome and Principe; Seychelles; Togo; Tunisia |
| Occurrence |
native: Sri Lanka; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: North Korea; native: Maldives; native: Israel; native: Iraq; native: Egypt; native: Myanmar; native: Oman; misidentification: Turkey; native: Australia; native: Papua New Guinea; native: Tanzania; native: Madagascar; misidentification: Angola; native: Somalia; native: Kenya; native: Morocco; native: Mozambique; native: Mauritania; native: Liberia; native: Senegal; misidentification: Romania; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; misidentification: Peru; native: Venezuela; misidentification: Ecuador; native: French Guiana; native: Hawaii; native: Panama; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; native: Guatemala; native: Honduras; native: Guam; native: Micronesia; native: Tonga; native: Anguilla; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Barbados; native: Belize; native: Bermuda; native: British Virgin Islands; native: Cayman Islands; native: Curaçao Island; native: El Salvador; native: Grenada; native: Guadeloupe; native: Martinique; native: Montserrat; native: Saint Kitts and Nevis; native: Saint Lucia; native: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; native: Trinidad and Tobago; native: Turks and Caicos Islands; native: Virgin Islands (USA); misidentification: Bosnia and Herzegovina; misidentification: Cyprus; misidentification: Monaco; native: Montenegro; misidentification: Slovenia; native: Cape Verde; native: Democratic Republic of the Congo; native: Republic of the Congo; native: Djibouti; native: Gabon; native: Gambia; native: Reunion; native: Saint Helena; native: Sao Tome and Principe; native: Seychelles; native: Togo; misidentification: Tunisia |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Japan |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
48A |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Abucarma M, Martins-Santos IC (2001). Karyotype and B Chromosome of Rhamdia species (Pisces, Pimelodidae) endemic in the river Iguacu basin. Cytologia, 66 : 299-306.
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