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Etymology: Auxis: Greek, auxis = a variety of tunna (Ref. 45335); eudorax: From the wide or well-developed corselet..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic. Tropical
Eastern Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.5 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 32349); common length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Body elongate, robust, and rounded; dorsal fins widely separated; second dorsal fin followed by 8 finlets; pectoral fins short, not reaching front of naked area above corselet; scales only on corselet section; each side of caudal peduncle bearing a strong keel between two smaller keels; back dark bluish purple; head almost black; 15 or more vertical bars on naked dorsal region (Ref. 55763).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Collette, B.B. and C.R. Aadland, 1996. Revision of the frigate tunas (Scombridae, Auxis), with descriptions of two new subspecies from the eastern Pacific. Fish. Bull. 94(3):423-441. (Ref. 32349)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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