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Kawakawa

Euthynnus affinis

Where to fish

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Local names

A name can refer to different fish in different places.

NameRegionSource
Wavy-back skipjackHawaiiReference
Yaito bonitoPhilippinesReference
AtumMozambique · PortugueseReference
BacoretaMozambique · SpanishReference
Bacoreta orientalMexico · SpanishReference
Bacoreta orientalSpain · SpanishReference
Black skipjackMalaysiaReference
Black skipjackUK Gr. BritainReference
Black skipjackHawaiiReference
Black skipjack tunaNorth. MarianasReference
BoniteNew Caledonia · FrenchReference
BoniteSeychelles · FrenchReference
Bonite à dos rayéMauritius · FrenchReference
Bonite d'IndeReunion [La] · FrenchReference
BonitoAustraliaReference
BonitoComoros · SpanishReference
BonitoHong KongReference
BonitoKenyaReference
BonitoMalaysiaReference
BonitoMauritiusReference
BonitoSeychellesReference
BonitoTanzaniaReference
BonitoUnited StatesReference
Diverg-bonitoUK Gr. BritainReference
Dwarf bonitoPakistanReference
Eastern little tunaHong KongReference
Eastern little tunaMalaysiaReference
Eastern little tunaMozambiqueReference
Eastern little tunaViet NamReference
Eastern little tunaSouth AfricaReference
Eastern little tunaUK Gr. BritainReference
Falscher BonitoGermany · GermanReference
False albacoreHawaiiReference
Gefleckter ThunfischGermany · GermanReference
HiragatsuoJapan · JapaneseReference
Island bonitoSolomon Is.Reference
Island skipjackHawaiiReference
Jack mackerelAustraliaReference
Kawa kawaAustraliaReference
Kawa kawaDjiboutiReference
Kawa kawa kina'uHawaii · HawaiianReference
KawakawaAustraliaReference
KawakawaMalaysiaReference
KawakawaNorth. MarianasReference
KawakawaPalauReference
KawakawaPhilippinesReference
KawakawaUnited StatesReference
KawakawaHawaii · HawaiianReference
KawakawaGlobalReference
Lesser bonitoSri LankaReference
Little tunaAustraliaReference
Little tunaHong KongReference
Little tunaIndiaReference
Little tunaKenyaReference
Little tunaMalaysiaReference
Little tunaTongaReference
Little tunaTanzaniaReference
Little tunaUnited StatesReference
Little tunnyAustraliaReference
Little tunnyMalaysiaReference
Little tunnySeychellesReference
Little tunnyHawaiiReference
Mackerel tunaAustraliaReference
Mackerel tunaSolomon Is.Reference
Mackerel tunaSri LankaReference
Mackerel tunaChristmas I.Reference
Mackerel tunaIndiaReference
Mackerel tunaIndonesiaReference
Mackerel tunaMalaysiaReference
Mackerel tunaMicronesiaReference
Mackerel tunaPapua New Guin.Reference
Mackerel tunaPhilippinesReference
Mackerel tunaTimor-LesteReference
Mackerel tunaUK Gr. BritainReference
Mackerel tunaHawaiiReference
MermaMozambique · PortugueseReference
Merma-orientalPortugal · PortugueseReference
ObosogatsuoJapan · JapaneseReference
Oceanic bonitoPhilippinesReference
Oostelike kleintunaSouth Africa · AfrikaansReference
Petit thonNew Caledonia · FrenchReference
Poho pohoHawaii · HawaiianReference
SodaPalau · JapaneseReference
Soda katsuoPalau · JapaneseReference
SumaJapan · JapaneseReference
Thonine orientaleDjibouti · FrenchReference
Thonine orientaleMozambique · FrenchReference
Thonine orientaleGlobal · FrenchReference
ThonineMadagascar · FrenchReference
TunaMalaysiaReference

Seasons

A species-wide fishing season is not verified. Use the destination guide and local agency for the water and dates you choose.

Regulations and identification

Source records

Country occurrence records

Andaman Is. · Australia · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bassas da India · Bonin Is. · Brunei Daruss. · Chagos Is. · China · Christmas I. · Comoros · Cook Is. · Djibouti · Egypt · Eritrea · Fiji · Fr. Polynesia · Guam · Hawaii · Hong Kong · India · Indonesia · Iran · Japan · Jordan · Kenya · Kiribati · Korea (South) · Kuwait · Madagascar · Malaysia · Maldives · Marquesas Is. · Marshall Is. · Mauritius · Micronesia · Mozambique · Myanmar · New Caledonia · North. Marianas · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Papua New Guin. · Philippines · Qatar · Reunion [La] · Ryukyu Is. · Samoa · Saudi Arabia · Seychelles · Singapore · Society Is. · Socotra Arch. · Solomon Is. · Somalia · South Africa · Sri Lanka · Sudan (North) · Taiwan/ChTaipei · Tanzania · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Tokelau · Tonga · Tuvalu · Un. Arab Emir. · Vanuatu · Viet Nam · Wake I. · Yemen

A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.