Skipjack tuna

Skipjack tuna
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Subfamily:	Scombrinae
Tribe:	Thunnini
Genus:	Katsuwonus Kishinouye, 1915
Species:	K. pelamis
Binomial name
Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Euthynnus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) Katsuwonus vagans (Lesson, 1829) Scomber pelamys Linnaeus, 1758 Scomber pelamis Linnaeus, 1758 Thynnus vagans Lesson, 1829

The skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) is a fish in the tuna family.

1. ↑ Collette, B.; Acero, A.; Amorim, A.F.; et al. (2011). "Katsuwonus pelamis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170310A6739812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170310A6739812.en.