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Tuna Types Caught in Indonesian Waters

This document describes several types of tuna found in Indonesian waters, including yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, longtail tuna, skipjack tuna, eastern little tuna, frigate tuna, and bullet tuna. Each type of tuna is identified by its scientific name and key distinguishing characteristics such as markings on the body, fin coloration, tail shape, and size. All of the tuna types can be caught using methods like trolling, handlining, gillnets, ringnets and purse seining both near and away from fish aggregating devices.

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Tuna Types Caught in Indonesian Waters

This document describes several types of tuna found in Indonesian waters, including yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, longtail tuna, skipjack tuna, eastern little tuna, frigate tuna, and bullet tuna. Each type of tuna is identified by its scientific name and key distinguishing characteristics such as markings on the body, fin coloration, tail shape, and size. All of the tuna types can be caught using methods like trolling, handlining, gillnets, ringnets and purse seining both near and away from fish aggregating devices.

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Tuna Types Caught in Indonesian Waters

Local Indonesian names - Key identification points

David Itano

Yellowfin Tuna (Madidihang)


Thunnus albacares
Body clearly marked with closely spaced,
solid lines alternating with rows of dots. Sharp
notch in center of yellowish tail. Dorsal and
anal fins and finlets clear yellow in color.

Bigeye Tuna (Tuna mata besar)


Thunnus obesus
Body not clearly marked but may have irregular, silvery
bands on side. Body rounded, large head, tail color
blackish or dusky, center of tail not clearly notched.
Second dorsal, anal fin and finlets dusky yellow with
dark or silvery margins.
Longtail Tuna (Tongkol abu-abu)
Thunnus tonggol
Body elongate, with horizontal rows of oval white to silver
marks. Pectoral, pelvic and caudal fin are blackish. Dorsal,
second dorsal and anal fin are dusky yellow with dark edges.

Skipjack Tuna (Cakalang)


Katsuwonus pelamis
Lower half of body clearly marked with horizontal black
bars. Fins black or dark sometimes with silvery edging.
Upper body black to purple. Small eye.
Eastern Little Tuna/ Kawakawa
(Tongkol komo) Euthynnus affinis
Back half of upper back clearly marked with pattern of broken
stripes. Body unmarked except a cluster of black spots may
be present between the pectoral and pelvic fins. Deep bodied.

Frigate Tuna (Tongkol krai)


Auxis thazard
Upper posterior half of body clearly marked with
closely spaced pattern of slanted, wavy lines that begin
below the dorsal fin. Pectoral fin short but reaching
Bullet Tuna (Tongkol lisong)
past the beginning of the wavy lines. Belly white and Auxis rochei
unmarked. Upper posterior half of body clearly marked with broad,
Note: all of the fish here can be caught by trolling, handline, vertical bars. Pectoral fin very short, not reaching these
gillnet, ringnet and purse seine fishing on or away from bars. Body long and rounded.
rumpon.
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David Itano

Madidihang (Yellowfin tuna)


Thunnus albacares
Tubuh ditandai dengan garis-garis yang rapat dan
penuh yang berselang seling dengan barisan titik-
titik. Lekukan tajam di tengah ekor kekuningan.
Sirip dorsal, sirip anal dan finlet berwarna kuning
jernih.
Tuna mata besar (Bigeye tuna)
Thunnus obesus
Tubuh tidak ditandai dengan jelas tapi mungkin memiliki
pita perak yang tidak beraturan. Badan membulat,
kepala besar, warna ekor kehitaman atau agak hitam,
bagian tengah ekor tidak jelas bertakik. Sirip punggung
kedua, sirip dubur dan finlets berwarna kekuning-
kuningan dengan bertepi hitam atau keperakan.
Tongkol abu-abu (Longtail tuna)
Thunnus tonggol
Tubuh memanjang, dengan barisan bercak-bercak oval
yang berwarna putih/perak secara horisontal. Sirip
dada, sirip panggul dan sirip ekor berwarna kehitam-
hitaman. Sirip dorsal, sirip dorsal kedua, dan sirip anal
berwarna kekuning-kuningan dengan tepian gelap.
Cakalang (Skipjack tuna)
Katsuwonus pelamis
Pada tubuh bagian bawah terlihat jelas beberapa
garis horizontal berwarna hitam. Sirip-sirip berwarna
hitam/gelap terkadang dengan tepian keperakan.
Tubuh bagian atas berwarna hitam/ungu. Mata kecil.
Kawakawa/Tongkol komo
(Eastern little tuna ) Euthynnus affinis
Separuh bagian belakang tubuh bagain atas ditandai
jelas dengan pola garis yang terputus-putus. Bagian
tubuh lain polos dengan beberapa titik hitam mungkin
terdapat di antara sirip dada dan sirip panggul. Tubuh
lebar.
Tongkol krai (Frigate tuna)
Auxis thazard
Pada bagian belakang tubuh bagian atas terdapat pola
garis yang miring dan bergelombang mulai dari di
bawah sirip punggung. Sirip dada pendek tetapi
terdapat pada bagian akhir dari awal garis
bergelombang. Tubuh bagian bawah berwarna putih
Tongkol lisong (Bullet tuna)
dan polos. Auxis rochei
Pada separuh tubuh bagian atas ditandai dengan garis-
Catatan: Semua ikan ini bisa tertangkap oleh alat tangkap garis yang lebar dan vertikal. Sirip dada sangat pendek,
tonda, pancing, gillnet, ringnet dan pukat cincin pada atau tidak sampai menyentuh garis-garis ini. Tubuh panjang
jauh dari FADs. dan bulat.

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