This is an Indo-West Pacific species. It is found in warm waters including oceanic islands and archipelagos. A few stray specimens have been collected in the eastern tropical Pacific (Collette and Nauen 1983).
Author:
Collette, B., Chang, S.-K., Fox, W., Juan Jorda, M., Miyabe, N., Nelson, R. & Uozumi, Y.
Compiler:
Collette, B., Chang, S.-K., Fox, W., Juan Jorda, M., Miyabe, N., Nelson, R. & Uozumi, Y.
Collette, B., Chang, S.-K., Fox, W., Juan Jorda, M., Miyabe, N., Nelson, R. & Uozumi, Y. 2011. Euthynnus affinis. In: IUCN 2010 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4 . <www.iucnredlist.org>