Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
CommonFishcarnivore
The stripy, also known as skipjack tuna, is a sleek ocean fish that thrives in warm waters around the globe. It’s the sole member of its genus, Katsuwonus, and a key catch for fisheries worldwide. These fish are built for speed, darting through tropical and temperate seas.
- Grows up to 1.1 meters long.
- Found in tropical and warm-temperate oceans.
- The only species in its genus, Katsuwonus.
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- Classification
- Fish
- Scientific name
- Katsuwonus pelamis
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Regions in this directory
- Worldwide
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)