Kawakawa
Euthynnus affinis
- Usual depth0–49 m
- Water temperature17–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Euthynnus affinis, the mackerel tuna, little tuna, eastern little tuna, wavyback skipjack tuna, kawakawa, or tongkol komo 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. It is also in the genus Euthynnus of "little tunas," which includes the little tunny and the black skipjack.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 171 records
- February: 251 records
- March: 256 records
- April: 457 records
- May: 249 records
- June: 117 records
- July: 134 records
- August: 77 records
- September: 61 records
- October: 68 records
- November: 130 records
- December: 170 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–49 m · Deepest record: 270 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Kawakawa, Black Skipjack, Bonito, Eastern Little Tuna, False albacore, Jack Mackerel, kawakawa, Little Tuna, Little Tunny, Mackerel Tuna, Mackerel Tuna, Kawakawa, Oceanic Bonito
Names in 7 more languages
- German
- falscher Bonito, Orientalische Thonine
- Spanish
- Bacoreta, bacoreta oriental, Bonito
- Filipino
- Tulingan
- French
- Bonite, Bonite à dos rayé, Bonite d'Inde, Bonite, Petit thon, Petit thon, Thonine, thonine orientale, Thonine orientale
- Japanese
- Hiragatsuo, Obosogatsuo, Soda, Soda Katsuo, Suma, スマ
- Thai
- ปลาโอลาย
- Simplified Chinese
- 三點仔, 倒串, 大憨煙, 巴鰹, 煙仔, 花煙, 鮪, 鯤, 鲔
Other scientific names: Euthunnus affinis, Euthunnus wallisi, Euthunnus yaito, Euthynnus yaito, Euthynus affinis, Evrythynnus affinis, Thynnus affinis, Wanderer wallisi
Similar species
Frigate mackerelAuxis thazard
- Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
- Couta
Grammatorcynus bicarinatus
- Biturchturch
Grammatorcynus bilineatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 3,812 open-data records from 1849 to 2023.
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