|
''Auxis'' is a genus of ocean-dwelling ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, and tribe Thunnini, also known as the tunas. ''Auxis'', commonly and collectively called the frigate tunas, is one of five genera of tunas which comprise the Thunnini tribe. In Japan the two species in the genus are collectively called , and this is also the common genus name. In Japanese cuisine, these fish are processed into , a product much like , though not really used in fine-dining restaurants or as condiment, but as a fish stock ingredient at more budget type popular-dining places, e.g., noodle shops. Although fresh fish might be eaten as sashimi or grilled, it has a lot of dark-red meat (), so it is valued much less than the similar ' (skipjack tuna). And it degrades quickly so shipment out to market is limited. The frigate tuna () is considered superior between the two. ==Species== There are two species in the genus ''Auxis'', each with two subspecies.: * ''A. rochei'' (Risso, 1810) (bullet tuna); * *ssp.. ''A. rochei rochei'' (Risso, 1810), distributed tropic and subtropic oceans worldwide (Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: including the Mediterranean Sea.).〔Collette, B.B. and C.R. Aadland 1996, Pacific. Fish. Bull. 94:423-441(Fishbase Ref. 32349)〕 * *ssp. ''A. rochei eudorax'' Collette et Aadland, 1996, Eastern Pacific.〔 * ''A. thazard'' (Lacepède, 1800) (frigate tuna); * *ssp. ''A. thazard thazard'' (Lacepède, 1800), distributed tropic and subtropic Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.〔 * *ssp. ''A. thazard brachydorax'' Collette et Aadland, 1996, Eastern Pacific.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Auxis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|