Kawakawa
Euthynnus affinis
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Scombridae
- Genus
- Euthynnus
Where to Find
Found in 35 diving areas across 24 countries and 7 regions.
- Sydney & New South Wales, Australia - 89 records
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 5 records
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 282 records
- Bocas del Toro, Panama - 15 records
- Coiba National Park, Panama - 15 records
- Rangiroa, French Polynesia - 7 records
- Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands - 4 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 4 records
- Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea - 1 records
- Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea - 1 records
- Jeju Island, South Korea - 11 records
- Green Island, Taiwan - 1 records
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 5 records
- Lakshadweep, India - 2 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 1 records
- Watamu & Malindi, Kenya - 1 records
- Rodrigues Island, Mauritius - 2 records
- Mayotte Lagoon, Mayotte - 110 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
- Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 3 records
- Inner Islands, Seychelles - 18 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 2 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 1537 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 40 records
- Hikkaduwa & South Coast, Sri Lanka - 3 records
- Socorro Islands, Mexico - 84 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 1 records
- Halmahera, Indonesia - 18 records
- Raja Ampat, Indonesia - 16 records
- Sulawesi, Indonesia - 15 records
- Tioman Island, Malaysia - 2 records
- Southern Islands, Singapore - 3 records
- Gulf of Thailand, Thailand - 4 records
- Atauro Island, Timor-Leste - 1 records
- Dili Coast, Timor-Leste - 1 records