name: Skipjack Tuna

flavor_db_name_variants: skipjack tuna

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Skipjack tuna

id: 476

name_scientific: Katsuwonus pelamis

description: 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.

itis_id: 172401

wikipedia_id: Skipjack tuna

picture_file_name: 486.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 76866

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:36:26.000Z

legacy_id: 513

food_group: Aquatic foods

food_subgroup: Fishes

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:44.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:25.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 8226

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00476