Euthynnus affinis

Euthynnus affinis, the mackerel tuna, little tuna, wavyback skipjack tuna, kawakawa, or tongkol is a species of ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, or mackerel family. It belongs to the tribe Thunnini, better known as the tunas.[3] This is an Indo-Pacific species which is found from the Red Sea to French Polynesia.[1]

For other uses, see Kawakawa (disambiguation).

Kawakawa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Euthynnus
Species:
E. affinis
Binomial name
Euthynnus affinis
(Cantor, 1849)
Synonyms[2]
  • Thynnus affinis Cantor, 1849
  • Euthynnus yaito Kishinouye, 1915
  • Wanderer wallisi Whitley, 1937
  • Euthunnus wallisi (Whitley, 1937)

Euthynnus affinis formerly was known as Euthynnus yaito.[4]

References
  1. Collette, B.; Chang, S.-K.; Fox, W.; et al. (2011). "Euthynnus affinis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170336A6753804. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170336A6753804.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Euthynnus affinis" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. "Euthynnus affinis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. World Register of Marine Species Euthynnus yaito Kishinouye, 1915
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