Fish of the Katsuwonus genus of the tribe Thunnini of the subfamily Scombrinae of the Scombridae family of the Scombroidei suborder of the Scombriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Skipjack tuna. Photo by © Shunji Fujiwara, Rui Patricio Freitas. fishbase.org)
Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778).
It is a pelagic schooling species. It inhabits the depths of up to 260 meters. The maximum recorded length is 110 cm, specimens up to 80 cm long are more common. The maximum weight is 34,5 kilograms. It feeds on fish, crustaceans, and squid.
(Skipjack tuna. Photo by © A.M. Arias. ictioterm.es)
It is a rare inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea, more commonly found in its southern part.
Names of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in other languages as follows:
Ивичест тунец (Ivichest tunec) (Bulgarian), Csíkoshasú tonhal (Hungarian), Echte bonito (Dutch), Ρίκι (Riki) (Greek), Balamida (Hebrew), Listado (Spanish), Tonnetto striato (Italian), Echter Bonito (German), Bonito, Tunek pasiasty (Polish), Atum-bonito (Portuguese), Полосатый тунец (Polosatyj tunets) (Russian), Tuna prugavac, Trup prugavac (Serbian, Croatian), Črtasti tun (Slovenian), Çizgili orkinos (Turkish), Listao (French), Tuňák pruhovaný (Czech).