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]
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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 formerly was known as Euthynnus yaito.[4]
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