Author: (Cantor, 1849)
FBname: Kawakawa
Comments: Occurs in open waters but always remains close to the shoreline.  The young may enter bays and harbors. Forms multi-species schools by size with other scombrid species comprising from 100 to over 5,000 individuals.  A highly opportunistic predator feeding indiscriminately on small fishes, especially on clupeoids and atherinids; also on squids, crustaceans and zooplankton. Caught in multispecies fisheries, mainly by surface trolling; also with gill nets.  Generally marketed canned and frozen; also utilized dried, salted, smoked and fresh (Ref. 9684).