| Skipjack tuna | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) is a fish in the tuna family.