| Skipjack Tuna -(Katsuwonus Pelamis) | ||
| Maximum weight: | 80 lbs |
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| I.G.F.A. record: | ---- | |
| Temperature range: | 15°C to 27°C
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| Identifying features: | Upper body black with cobalt blue/purple and/or lavender stripes and spots. Short pectrol fin. Lower body silver white with 4 to 6 black stripes along belly. | |
| Typical location: | Open ocean along the continental shelf and current lines, ocean mountains and canyons. It prefers to swim in the upper mixed layers of the ocean water, and mostly found between 45°N and 40°S. Around schools of bait such as ballyhoo, pilchards and squid. Will come close to shore if warm currents and bait are present. | |