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RFE Page 2 - Hazard, Market, Geographic and Nomenclature Information for Kawakawa (Tuna; Euthynnus affinis)

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Nomenclature Table

RFE LinkFDA - SL Market Name
FDA - SL Common Name
FDA - SL Scientific Name
RFE 2 Letter Code
RFE 8 Letter Code
FDA - SL Vernacular NamesAFS Common Name
AFS Scientific Name
AFS Other Names
AFS Synonyms
FAO Scientific Name
FAO Species Code
FAO Common Name English
FAO Common Name French
FAO Common Name Spanish
FAO Synonyms






KawakawaFDA-SL Market Name: Tuna
FDA-SL Common Name: Kawakawa
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Euthynnus affinis
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: kw
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: euthaffi
Vernac. 1) Little Tunny
Vernac. 2) Black Skipjack
Vernac. 3) Mackerel
Vernac. 4) Bonita





AFS Common Name: Kawakawa
AFS Sci. Name: Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name: Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849)
FAO Species Code: SCOMBR Euth 2
FAO Common English: Kawakawa
FAO Common French: Thonine orientale
FAO Common Spanish: Bacoreta oriental
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Thynnus affinis Cantor, 1849;
J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, 18(2):1088:1090 (Sea of Penang, Malaysia).

FAO Synonyms: Euthunnus yaito Kishinouye, 1915;
Wanderer wallisi Whitley, 1937;
Euthunnus affinis affinis - Fraser-Brunner, 1949;
Euthunnus affinis yaito - Fraser-Brunner, 1949;
Euthunnus alletteratus affinis - Beaufort, 1951;
Euthunnus wallisi - Whitley, 1964.

Geographic Distribution Table

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Fish ImageKawakawa
Euthynnus affinis
Tuna
PThroughout the warm waters of the Indo-West Pacific, including oceanic islands and archipelagos. A few stray specimens have been collected in the eastern tropical Pacific.

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