Kawa Kawa Tuna.
(Euthynnus affinis).

Other Common Names:
Little Tuna.
Mackerel Tuna.

Identification:
Upper body green–blue with darker stripes.
Lower body silver with 3–5 dark spots near pectoral fins.
Short pectoral fins.
Dark caudal keel and finlets.

Typical Location:
Near islands, bays, over reefs, around flotsam and bait fish.
In open water along current lines.

Fishing Methods:
Trolling small lures, feathers, plastic squid or minnows.
Casting shiny metal lures.
Fly–casting often in combination with chum.

Fighting Characteristics:
A fast fighter with repeating runs.

Fishing Khao Lak's Comment:
The most commom Tuna in Thai waters.
Ideal for making 'Belly Strips'.

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Fish Species

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African Pompano | Amberjack | Barracouta | Barracuda | Barramundi | Bigeye Trevally
Black Marlin | Black–blotched Stingray | Blackspot Shark | Blacktip Reef Shark
Blue Marlin | Bluefin Trevally | Bluespotted Stingray | Bonefish | Bridled Parrotfish

Broadbill Swordfish | Bull Shark | Camouflage Grouper | Checkered Seaperch
Cobia | Copper Shark | Coral Trout | Coronation Trout | Daisy Parrotfish
Dogtooth Tuna | Dorado | Dusky Parrotfish | Ember Parrotfish

Giant Trevally | Golden Trevally | Green Jobfish | Grey Mullet | Grey Reef Shark
Hammerhead Shark | Honeycomb Grouper | John's Snapper | Kawa Kawa Tuna
Leopard Shark | Long–Finned Bigeye | Longnose Emperor | Longtail Tuna

Longtom | Mako Shark | Malabar Grouper | Mangrove Jack | Maori Seaperch
Narrow–barred Spanish Mackerel | Peacock Rockcod | Permit | Queenfish
Rainbow Runner | Red Snapper | Reticulated Swellshark | Rosy Snapper

Ruby Snapper | Sailfish | Silvertip Shark | Skipjack Tuna | Smalltooth Emperor
Smalltooth Jobfish | Spangled Emperor | Sweetlip Emperor | Tarpon | Threadfin Salmon
Tiger Shark | Tripletail | Tripletail Wrasse | Wahoo | Yellowfin Tuna

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