Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Skipjack Tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

Spanish: Barrilete

Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
Photographed by scottplume on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC · taken in Coral Bay WA 6701, Australia, not near La Saladita

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 ft) in length. It is a cosmopolitan pelagic fish found in tropical and warm-temperate waters. It is a very important species for fisheries.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Scombriformes › Scombridae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records458 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/katsuwonus-pelamis/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.