Galapagos Species Database
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Auxis rochei
Melva, botella, sarda, bonito
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Scombriformes
Family
Scombridae
Genus
Auxis
Species
rochei
Taxon category: Accepted
Synm.: Auxis bisus (Rafinesque, 1810), Auxis maru Kishinouye, 1915, Auxis ramsayi Castelnau, 1879, Auxis rochei rochei (Risso, 1810), Auxis thynnoides Bleeker, 1855, Auxis vulgaris Cuvier, 1832, Scomber bisus Rafinesque, 1810, Scomber rochei Risso, 1810, Thunnus rocheanus (Risso, 1827), Thynnus rocheanus Risso, 1827 (Ahyong, 2026)
Origin: Native
- Ahyong, S Et. al. (2025) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. doi:10.14284/170
- Victor, B. C. Grove, J. S., Long, D. J., Robertson, D. R., Keith, I., Bensted-Smith, W., & Salinas-de-León, P. (2024) List of Fishes of the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador (Version 2.0). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 41, 54-111.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Auxis rochei", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=22421. Accessed 6 November 2026.