Quick Facts
common name :
Bullet tuna
Scientific Name :
Auxis rochei
local name :
Kombaya
Group :
Neritic Tunas and Mackerels (Seerfishes)
Average Size :
Maximum fork length is 50 cm and common to 35 cm. Common fork lengths in the Indian Ocean range between 15 and 25 cm (Silas & Pillai, 1982).
Diagnostic Features
Morphological characteristics Pectoral fins short, not reaching vertical line from anterior margin of scaleless area above corselet A pattern of 15 or more fairly broad, nearly vertical dark bars in the scaleless area
consumer Advice
Threat to Human
Stock Status
Stock Overfished
Lank Fish rating
IUCN Red List Status
