Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Genus Euthynnus Higher classification Euthynnus | Phylum Chordata Family Scombridae Scientific name Euthynnus lineatus Rank Species | |
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Similar Euthynnus, Tuna, Scombridae, Katsuwonus, Southern bluefin tu | ||
Euthynnus lineatus, the black skipjack or black skipjack tuna, is a species of ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae. It belongs to the tribe Thunnini, better known as the tunas.
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Distribution
Eastern tropical Pacific from San Simeon, California to northern Peru and the Galápagos Islands.
Fisheries
No targeted fishery exists for this species, though it is taken incidentally in the course of other fishery operations."
References
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