Frigate tuna: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the frigate tuna lives – recorded in 28 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Auxis thazard
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	28 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Scombriformes
Family	Scombridae

Where does the frigate tuna live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the frigate tuna in 28 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the frigate tuna endangered?

The frigate tuna’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the frigate tuna?

The frigate tuna (Auxis thazard) is a ray-finned fish in the order Scombriformes and the family Scombridae, genus Auxis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the frigate tuna

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Frigate tuna (revision 1354927007), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1145632 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).