skipjack tuna

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Skipjack tuna
The skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, is a medium-sized perciform fish in the tuna family, Scombridae. It is otherwise known as the aku, arctic bonito, mushmouth, oceanic bonito, striped tuna, or victor fish. It grows up to 1 m (3.3  feet) in length.It is a streamlined, fast-swimming pelagic fish, common in tropical waters throughout the world, where it inhabits surface waters in large shoals (up to 50,000 fish), feeding on fish, crustaceanscephalopods and mollusks. It is an important prey species for large pelagic fishes and sharks.It is an important commercial and game fish, usually caught using purse seine nets, and is sold fresh, frozen, canned, dried, salted, and smoked.
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skipjack tuna
Noun
1. oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito
(synonym) skipjack, Euthynnus pelamis
(hypernym) scombroid, scombroid fish
(member-holonym) Euthynnus, genus Euthynnus



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