Fish of the Auxis genus of the tribe Thunnini of the subfamily Scombrinae of the Scombridae family of the Scombroidei suborder of the Scombriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Bullet tuna. Photo © Fishes of North Carolina. flickr.com/photos/ncfishes)
Bullet tuna (Auxis rochei) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845).
It is a pelagic schooling species. It inhabits the depths of up to 50 meters. The maximum recorded length is 50 cm. The maximum weight is less than 2 kg. It feeds on small fish, crustaceans and squid.
(Bullet tuna. Photo © armacao.exblog.jp)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of bullet tuna (Auxis rochei) in other languages as follows:
Toni ngjyrë plumb (Albanian), Κοπάνι (Kopani) (Greek), Palmuda gammadit (Hebrew), Melva (Spanish), Tombarello, Biso (Italian), Fregattmakrele (German), Tazar marun (Polish), Скумбриевидный тунец (Skumbrijevidnyj tunets) (Russian), Trup, Trupac (Serbian, Croatian), Trupec (Slovenian), Gobene balığı (Turkish), Bonitou (French).