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Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis).

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skipjack tuna

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Also known as: Euthynnus pelamis, Katsuwonus pelamis, oceanic bonito

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In perciform
bonitos, and skipjacks (family Scombridae), billfishes and marlins (Istiophoridae), swordfish (Xiphiidae), sea basses (Serranidae), and carangids (Carangidae), a large family that includes
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species of tuna

In tuna
…as tuna, among them the skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus, or Euthynnus, pelamis), a fish that is found worldwide and grows to about 90 cm (3 feet) and 23 kg (51 pounds). The bonitos, of the genus Sarda, are tunalike fishes found worldwide and have both commercial and sporting value.
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