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Yellowfin tuna
Bigeye tuna
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
:Thunnus albacares
: Kelawalla
: 200 cm(Max)
: Common
Albacore
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
:Thunnus alalunga
: Lansi kelawalla
: 127 cm(Max)
: Rare
Kawakawa
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
:Thunnus obesus
: Asgedi kelawalla
: 200 cm(Max)
: Average
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
:Thunnus tonggol
: Iratawalla
: 130 cm(Max)
; Rare
Skipjack tuna
Striped bonito
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
:Katsuwonus pelamis
: Balaya
: 108 cm(Max)
: Common
Frigate tuna
:Euthynus affinus
: Atawalla
: 100 cm(Max)
: Average
Longtail tuna
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
:Sarda orientalis
: Thora balaya
: 100 cm(Max)
: Average
Bullet tuna
:Auxis thazard
: Alagoduwa
: 58 cm(Max)
: Common
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
:Auxis rochei
: Baita
: 50 cm(Max)
: Common
SPECIES IDENTIFICATIONS SHEET OF MAJOR TUNA LIKE SPECIES FOUND IN SRI LANKA
Wahoo
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
:Acanthocybium solandri
: Sawara
: 210 cm(Max)
: Average
Streaked seerfish
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
: Scomberomorus commerson
: Ahin thora
: 220 cm(Max)
: Average
Black marlin
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurance
: Istiophorus platipterus
: Thalapatha
: 340 cm(Max)
; Average
Striped marlin
Sword fish
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurance
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
: Tetraptrus audax
: Koppara(Iri)
: 350 cm(Max)
: Rare
: Scomberomorus lineotus
: Thora anjilawa
: 80 cm(Max)
: Average
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurance
: Makaria mazara
: Koppara(nil)
: 440 cm(Max)
: Average
Dolphinfish
: Xiphias gladius
: Sappara
: 445 cm(Max)
: Average
Scientific name
Sinhala name
Fork length
Occurrence
: Coryphaena hippurus
: Vannawa
: 200 cm(Max)
: Average
Identification of Juvenile Yellowfin tuna and Bigeye tuna adopted by ITANO (1)
v4: 3-23-04
v4: 3-23-04
External Characteristics
Head and eye morphology and Body Marking
Yellowfin
shorter head length and
depth vs Fork Length than
bigeye
smaller eye diameter
compared to bigeye of same
Fork Length
Bigeye
External Characteristics
irregular, vertical,
widely spaced lines
mostly straight white
lines, fewer spots or
dashes
conspicuous, chevron
pattern of closely
spaced silvery lines
lines alternate between
solid lines and rows of
dots
Bigeye
Yellowfin
External Characteristics
v4: 3-23-04
Bigeye
Yellowfin
LD1: Length to the first dorsal fin (Projected straight distance from the tip of the snout to the anterior
base of the first dorsal fin)
LJFL: Projected straight distance from the tip of the lower jaw
to the shortest caudal ray (fork of the caudal fin.).