Family : Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) , subfamily: Scombrinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Kawakawa
Fish Name : Euthynnus affinis
Max size : 100.0 cm FL (male/unsexed; Ref. 168); max. published weight: 14.0 kg (Ref. 30874)
Environment : pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 200 m
Climate : tropical; 18 - 29°C; 35°N - 25°S
Global Importance : fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.4-0.5; tm=3; Fec=210,000)Distribution : 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).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-14; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 13-14; Vertebrae: 39-39. 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.
Biology : 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)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : reports of ciguatera poisoning , Dammann, A.E.. 1969
Coordinator : Collette, Bruce B.
Main Ref : Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen. 1983. (Ref. 168)

India country information
Common Names : Mackerel tuna, ചൂര, कुपा, సోరా, சோரி மீன், गिदाई, गिदार, சுரளி, बुगुदी, சுராமீன் , சுராமீன்  , சுரளீ , சுரளீ  , ગેદર , ചൂര , ചൂവ , ചൂവ  , Bokado, Bugudi, Choora, Choori-min, Chuki, Gedar, Gedar, Kuppa, Latti, Lattichoora, Little tuna, Ohaman, Suraly
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses