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Skipjack Tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

Also known as: Arctic Bonito, Atlantic Bonito, Club Mackerel, Lesser Tunny, Mushmouth, Ocean Bonito, Oceanic Bonito, Oceanic Skipjack, Skipjack, Skipjack Tunafish, Skipper, Skippy, Skyjack, Striped Bellied Bonito, Striped-bellied Tunny, Striped Belly Tunny, Striped Bonito, Striped Tuna, Striped Tunny, Stripy, Victorfish, Watermelon, White Bonito

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2021
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Adult
@youziusa · Roger, Australia · October 20151 / 3
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Overview

Found in schools over the surface of waters, often mixed with birds, sharks and whales in off-shore waters.

Scombridae are some of the fastest swimmers in the ocean with their streamlined bodies and retractable fins cruising the open seas of the world for their food.
Tunas and Mackerels form the basis of the worlds largest fishing industry.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black stripesstripes
Behaviour
open waterschooling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Circumtropical
  • Exact location · 1
  • Country only · 2
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Found in schools over the surface of waters, often mixed with birds, sharks and whales in off-shore waters.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderScombriformes
    5. familyScombridae
    6. genusKatsuwonus
    7. speciesKatsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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