Skipjack tuna

Skipjack tuna
	Skipjack tuna in a Philippines fish market
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Subfamily:	Scombrinae
Tribe:	Thunnini
Genus:	Katsuwonus; Kishinouye, 1915
Species:	K. pelamis
Binomial name
	Katsuwonus pelamis; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Euthynnus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) ; Katsuwonus vagans (Lesson, 1829) ; Scomber pelamys Linnaeus, 1758 ; Scomber pelamis Linnaeus, 1758 ; Thynnus vagans Lesson, 1829 ;

The skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) is a perciform fish in the tuna family, Scombridae, and is the only member of the genus Katsuwonus. It is a cosmopolitan pelagic fish found in tropical and warm-temperate waters. Skipjack tuna can grow up to 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) in length, and is a very important species for fisheries.