Auxis thazard was reported from 150 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 131 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 19 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific (Western Central). Eastern Pacific population recognized as subspecies Auxis thazard brachydorax (Ref. 32349). Many authors have used the name Auxis thazard as including Auxis rochei in the belief that there was only a single worldwide species of Auxis. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139).
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Table 1: Present in 131 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 168
North America Anguilla AIA native 168
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 32349
South America Argentina ARG native 168
North America Aruba ABW native 32349
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
North America Bahamas BHS native 32349
Asia Bahrain BHR native 168
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 168
North America Barbados BRB native 32349
North America Belize BLZ native 168
North America Bermuda BMU native 168
South America Brazil BRA native 168
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 168
Asia Cambodia KHM native 168
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 168
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 168
Asia China CHN native 168
South America Colombia COL native 168
Africa Congo COG native 168
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 168
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
North America Costa Rica CRI native 168
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 168
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 168
Africa Djibouti DJI native 168
North America Dominica DMA native 168
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 168
Africa Egypt EGY native 168
North America El Salvador SLV native 168
Africa Eritrea ERI native 168
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Gabon GAB native 168
Africa Gambia GMB native 168
Africa Ghana GHA native 168
North America Grenada GRD native 168
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 168
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
North America Guatemala GTM native 168
Africa Guinea GIN native 168
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 168
South America Guyana GUY native 168
North America Haiti HTI native 168
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 168
North America Honduras HND native 168
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 168
Asia Indonesia IDN native 168
Asia Iran IRN native 168
Asia Iraq IRQ native 168
Europe Ireland IRL native 168
Asia Israel ISR native 168
North America Jamaica JAM native 168
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 168
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 168
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 168
Africa Liberia LBR native 168
Africa Libya LBY native 32349
Asia Macau MAC native 168
Africa Madagascar MDG native 168
Asia Malaysia MYS native 168
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
North America Martinique MTQ native 168
Africa Mauritania MRT native 168
North America Mexico MEX native 168
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Europe Montenegro MNE native 168
North America Montserrat MSR native 168
Africa Morocco MAR native 168
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 168
Asia Myanmar MMR native 168
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 168
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
North America Nicaragua NIC native 168
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 37816
Europe Norway NOR native 32349
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 168
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
North America Panama PAN native 168
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 168
Europe Portugal PRT native 168
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Asia Qatar QAT native 168
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Europe Russia RUS native 168
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 168
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 168
Africa Senegal SEN native 168
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Asia Singapore SGP native 168
Africa Somalia SOM native 168
Africa South Africa ZAF native 168
Europe Spain ESP native 168
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 168
Africa St Helena SHN native 168
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 168
North America St Lucia LCA native 168
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 168
Africa Sudan SDN native 168
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Asia Syria SYR native 168
Asia Taiwan TWN native 168
Africa Tanzania TZA native 168
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 168
Africa Togo TGO native 168
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 168
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 168
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Europe UK GBR native 168
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 168
South America Uruguay URY native 168
North America USA USA native 168
South America Venezuela VEN native 168
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 168
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 168
Asia Yemen YEM native 168

Table 3: Absent from 19 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB misidentification 168
Africa Algeria DZA misidentification 168
Africa Angola AGO misidentification 3166
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH misidentification 32349
Europe Croatia HRV misidentification 32349
Asia Cyprus CYP misidentification 32349
South America Ecuador ECU misidentification 32349
Europe France FRA misidentification 32349
South America Galapagos Is. GOS misidentification 32349
Europe Greece GRC misidentification 113897
Europe Italy ITA misidentification 32349
Asia Lebanon LBN misidentification 32349
Europe Malta MLT misidentification 32349
Europe Monaco MCO misidentification 32349
South America Peru PER misidentification 32349
Europe Romania ROU misidentification 168
Europe Slovenia SVN misidentification 32349
Africa Tunisia TUN misidentification 32349
Asia Turkey TUR misidentification 32349

Table 4: Reported from 150 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB misidentification 168
Africa Algeria DZA misidentification 168
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 168
Africa Angola AGO misidentification 3166
North America Anguilla AIA native 168
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 32349
South America Argentina ARG native 168
North America Aruba ABW native 32349
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
North America Bahamas BHS native 32349
Asia Bahrain BHR native 168
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 168
North America Barbados BRB native 32349
North America Belize BLZ native 168
North America Bermuda BMU native 168
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH misidentification 32349
South America Brazil BRA native 168
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 168
Asia Cambodia KHM native 168
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 168
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 168
Asia China CHN native 168
South America Colombia COL native 168
Africa Congo COG native 168
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 168
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
North America Costa Rica CRI native 168
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 168
Europe Croatia HRV misidentification 32349
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 168
Asia Cyprus CYP misidentification 32349
Africa Djibouti DJI native 168
North America Dominica DMA native 168
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 168
South America Ecuador ECU misidentification 32349
Africa Egypt EGY native 168
North America El Salvador SLV native 168
Africa Eritrea ERI native 168
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Europe France FRA misidentification 32349
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Gabon GAB native 168
South America Galapagos Is. GOS misidentification 32349
Africa Gambia GMB native 168
Africa Ghana GHA native 168
Europe Greece GRC misidentification 113897
North America Grenada GRD native 168
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 168
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
North America Guatemala GTM native 168
Africa Guinea GIN native 168
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 168
South America Guyana GUY native 168
North America Haiti HTI native 168
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 168
North America Honduras HND native 168
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 168
Asia Indonesia IDN native 168
Asia Iran IRN native 168
Asia Iraq IRQ native 168
Europe Ireland IRL native 168
Asia Israel ISR native 168
Europe Italy ITA misidentification 32349
North America Jamaica JAM native 168
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 168
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 168
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 168
Asia Lebanon LBN misidentification 32349
Africa Liberia LBR native 168
Africa Libya LBY native 32349
Asia Macau MAC native 168
Africa Madagascar MDG native 168
Asia Malaysia MYS native 168
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Europe Malta MLT misidentification 32349
North America Martinique MTQ native 168
Africa Mauritania MRT native 168
North America Mexico MEX native 168
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Europe Monaco MCO misidentification 32349
Europe Montenegro MNE native 168
North America Montserrat MSR native 168
Africa Morocco MAR native 168
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 168
Asia Myanmar MMR native 168
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 168
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
North America Nicaragua NIC native 168
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 37816
Europe Norway NOR native 32349
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 168
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
North America Panama PAN native 168
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
South America Peru PER misidentification 32349
Asia Philippines PHL native 168
Europe Portugal PRT native 168
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Asia Qatar QAT native 168
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Europe Romania ROU misidentification 168
Europe Russia RUS native 168
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 168
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 168
Africa Senegal SEN native 168
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Asia Singapore SGP native 168
Europe Slovenia SVN misidentification 32349
Africa Somalia SOM native 168
Africa South Africa ZAF native 168
Europe Spain ESP native 168
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 168
Africa St Helena SHN native 168
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 168
North America St Lucia LCA native 168
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 168
Africa Sudan SDN native 168
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Asia Syria SYR native 168
Asia Taiwan TWN native 168
Africa Tanzania TZA native 168
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 168
Africa Togo TGO native 168
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 168
Africa Tunisia TUN misidentification 32349
Asia Turkey TUR misidentification 32349
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 168
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Europe UK GBR native 168
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 168
South America Uruguay URY native 168
North America USA USA native 168
South America Venezuela VEN native 168
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 168
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 168
Asia Yemen YEM native 168
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