The skipjack tuna is a medium-sized perciform fish in the tuna family, Scombridae. It is otherwise known as the balaya, bakulan/kayu, tongkol/aya, aku, cakalang, katsuo, arctic bonito, mushmouth, oceanic bonito, striped tuna or victor fish. It grows up to 1 m in length. It is a cosmopolitan pelagic fish found in tropical and warm-temperate waters. It is a very important species for fisheries.
Skipjack Tuna
species of fish
Contained by:
Katsuobushijp-ro
Also known as:
English:
oceanic bonitobonito
Japanese:
鰹カツオマガツオなまり節ナマリブシオカカ
Japanese (Romanized):
katsuomagatsuonamaribushiokaka
Latin species name:
Katsuwonus pelamis
Wikidata ID:
Q633957
Wikipedia title:
Skipjack tuna
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