skipjack tuna

skipjack tuna

n. A commercially important tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) of tropical to warm temperate waters, having dark stripes on the side.

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skipjack tuna - oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonitoEuthynnus pelamis, skipjackscombroid, scombroid fish - important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder watersEuthynnus, genus Euthynnus - a genus of Scombridae