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Fish profile · Scombridae
Kawakawa
Euthynnus affinis
Also called Eastern little tuna
A neritic tuna recorded in Malaysian waters. The Department of Fisheries lists it separately from skipjack and longtail tuna.
Last reviewed 13 October 2026 · 6 sources
- Max length
- 100 cm
- usually 60 cm
- IUCN
- LC
- Least Concern
- In Malaysia
- Native
- Family
- Scombridae
- order Perciformes
Category from the IUCN Red List, via GBIF (CC BY 4.0); it may lag the latest Red List assessment.
How big?
Linear scale · person 170 cm
Up to 100 cm.
Where in Malaysia
9 open-licence records · GBIF
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- Recorded (open records)
Recorded in Sabah, Terengganu, and Pahang. Based on 9 open-licence records on GBIF. Few records can mean few surveys, not few fish.
How to identify
- Broken oblique dark stripes on the back
- Dark spots between the pectoral and pelvic fins, sometimes faint
- Two dorsal fins separated by a narrow gap
Habitat
Upper coastal waters and waters around offshore islands; often schools with other mackerels and tunas.
- Diet
- Small fish, squid, crustaceans and zooplankton.
- Native range
- Warm Indo-West Pacific waters, including coastal islands and archipelagos.
Eating
Marketed fresh, frozen, canned, dried, salted and smoked.
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Sources
Last reviewed 13 October 2026