Euthynnus affinis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | Euthynnus |
| Species: | E. affinis
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| Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849)
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Euthynnus affinis, the mackerel tuna, kawakawa, little tuna 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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Euthynnus affinis" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ^ "Euthynnus affinis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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