SEALIFE EXPEDITION
Saltwater Fish Species
Frigate mackerel
Family: Scombridae

Scientific name:
Auxis thazard (Lacepedel)

Local name:
Aya selasih

Distribution:
Coastal waters to about 200m depth

Size commonly caught:
20-40cm fork length

Notes
:
A neritic species. A pattern of narrow oblique to nearly horizontal dark wavy lines in the scaleless area above lateral line. Sold fresh and canned.
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