Auxis thazard (Lacepède 1800)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 82

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346739
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Auxis thazard (Lacepède 1800)
status

Treatment

Auxis thazard (Lacepède 1800) View in CoL —Frigate tuna

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Auxis thazard (Lacépède 1802) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 21).

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, South China Sea), but not in eastern Pacific. Material in collection: AUBM and BMNH.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 14 September 2010); Med. ( LC: 15 November 2008). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .