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Scientific Name: Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849)
English Name: Kawakawa, Mackerel Tuna, Little Tuna
Local/Bangla Name: Kauwa tuna (কাউয়া টুনা), Kauwa (কাউয়া), Bom maitta (বম মাইট্টা)
Kawakawa, Mackerel Tuna, Little Tuna - Kauwa tuna (কাউয়া টুনা), Kauwa (কাউয়া), Bom maitta (বম মাইট্টা) - Euthynnus affinis - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1611sb-59

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Description:
D1 XVI; D2 11+8; P1 24; P2 I/5; A 12+7. Color of back of the body bluish black, with a complicated striped pattern which does not extend forward beyond middle of first dorsal fin; lower Sides and belly silvery; small dark spots below level of pectoral. Pelvic fins blue black, except on inner edges of lighter hue. Body robust, elongate and fusiform. Two dorsal fins, narrowly separated. Pectoral fin short, its tip not extending to interspace between dorsal fins. Caudal peduncle very slender. Lateral line is simple and scale.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Deep sea ( Epipelagic and neritic)
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp

Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.

Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 p.

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF611593  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information