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.[3] This is an Indo-Pacific species which is found from the Red Sea to French Polynesia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | Euthynnus |
| Species: | E. affinis
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| Binomial name | |
| Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849)
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Euthynnus affinis formerly was known as Euthynnus yaito.[4]
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Euthynnus affinis". FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ^ "Euthynnus affinis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ [1] World Register of Marine Species Euthynnus yaito Kishinouye, 1915
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