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Euthynnus affinis  (Cantor, 1849)

Kawakawa
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Philippines country information

Common names: Aloy, Anturayan, Bagoong tulingan
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Hali-An Island, Mindanao (Ref. 58652) and Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756). Also Ref. 168, 393, 9987.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Broad, G., 2003
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (strålfeniga fiskar) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Main reference

Size / Vikt / Age

Max length : 100.0 cm FL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 168); common length : 60.0 cm FL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 168); publicerad maxvikt: 14.0 kg (Ref. 30874)

Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 40 - 65 cm

Miljö

; marina; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 0 - 200 m (Ref. 54439)

Klimat / Range

Tropical; 18°C - 29°C (Ref. 168), preferred 28°C (Ref. 107945); 35°N - 38°S, 32°E - 137°W (Ref. 54439)

Utbredning

Indo-West Pacific: in warm waters including oceanic islands and archipelagos. A few stray specimens have been collected in the Eastern Central Pacific. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139).
Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Short description

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 10 - 15; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 11-15; Taggstrålar i analfenan 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 11 - 15; Ryggkotor: 39. Swim bladder absent. No trace of vertebral protuberances. Anterior spines of first dorsal fin much higher than those mid-way. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Body naked except for corselet and lateral line. Posterior portion of the back with a pattern of broken oblique stripes.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in open waters but always remains close to the shoreline. The young may enter bays and harbors. Forms multi-species schools by size with other scombrid species comprising from 100 to over 5,000 individuals. A highly opportunistic predator feeding indiscriminately on small fishes, especially on clupeoids and atherinids; also on squids, crustaceans and zooplankton (Ref. 9684). Generally marketed canned and frozen; also utilized dried, salted, smoked (Ref. 9684) and fresh (Ref. 9987).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)



Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiellt viktig; sportfisk: ja

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278)
4.5   ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.

Resiliens (Ref. 69278)
Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.4-0.5; tm=3; Fec=210,000)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium