Where does the Frigate tuna live?
Auxis thazard has 7,275 records in 91 countries and territories, from 1860 to 2026. Most records come from Seychelles.
- 7,275 records
- 91 places
- 101 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesScombridaeAuxis
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Seychelles | 869 | |
| United Kingdom | 510 | |
| Ireland | 368 | |
| Gabon | 321 | |
| Australia | 281 | |
| Indonesia | 191 | |
| Mozambique | 186 | |
| Mexico | 182 | |
| Spain | 132 | |
| United States | 126 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 84 | |
| Mayotte | 81 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 79 | |
| Faroe Islands | 76 | |
| Comoros | 72 | |
| Tanzania | 72 | |
| Sierra Leone | 71 | |
| Madagascar | 69 | |
| Guinea | 65 | |
| Japan | 56 | |
| Liberia | 54 | |
| Canada | 47 | |
| Ghana | 45 | |
| Taiwan | 43 | |
| Honduras | 41 | |
| French Southern Territories | 41 | |
| Costa Rica | 39 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 33 | |
| Brazil | 29 | |
| Senegal | 28 | |
| China | 26 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 25 | |
| Kenya | 25 | |
| South Korea | 23 | |
| Türkiye | 21 | |
| New Zealand | 19 | |
| Philippines | 19 | |
| Somalia | 18 | |
| India | 16 | |
| Mauritania | 16 |
Showing the top 40 of 91 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Scombridae.
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278,988 records
Chub mackerel, Spanish Mackerel
274,222 records
Yellow-fin Tunny
174,808 records
Bigeye tuna
75,178 records
Wahoo
56,189 records
Cero
36,765 records
Skipjack tuna, Oceanic Bonito
31,303 records
Little Tunny
19,745 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.