skipjack tuna

noun

A medium-sized perciform fish of species Katsuwonus pelamis, in the tuna family.

Similar
arctic bonitooceanic bonitostriped tunaakumushmouthvictor fishkatsuoskipjack
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Meanings

nounskipjack tuna (plural skipjack tunas or skipjack tuna)

plural skipjack tunas

  1. A medium-sized perciform fish of species Katsuwonus pelamis, in the tuna family.

    Synonyms: arctic bonito, oceanic bonito, striped tuna, aku, mushmouth, victor fish, katsuo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medium-sized perciform fish of species Katsuwonus pelamis, in the tuna family.

Similar
arctic bonitooceanic bonitostriped tunaakumushmouthvictor fishkatsuo

More synonyms by meaning

nounoceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito

Similar
skipjackEuthynnus pelamis
Broader
scombroidscombroid fish
Also see
katsuolarge bonitomushmouthskipjackvictor fish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Basque lanpo sabelmarradun
  • lanpo sabelmarradunKatsuwonus pelamis
Catalan bacoreta ratllada, bonítol ratllat
  • bacoreta ratlladaKatsuwonus pelamis
  • bonítol ratllatKatsuwonus pelamis
Finnish boniitti
  • boniittiKatsuwonus pelamis
French bonite à ventre rayé
  • bonite à ventre rayéKatsuwonus pelamis
German Echter Bonito
  • Echter BonitoKatsuwonus pelamis
Hawaiian aku
  • akuKatsuwonus pelamis
Indonesian cakalang
  • cakalangKatsuwonus pelamis
Japanese 鰹
  • 鰹 (katsuo)Katsuwonus pelamis
Malay ikan aya, ikan kayu
  • ikan ayaKatsuwonus pelamis
  • ikan kayuKatsuwonus pelamis
  • cakalangKatsuwonus pelamis
Māori atu
  • atuKatsuwonus pelamis
Polish bonito
  • bonitoKatsuwonus pelamis
Portuguese bonito
  • bonitoKatsuwonus pelamis
Russian полоса́тый туне́ц, океани́ческий бони́то
  • полоса́тый туне́ц (polosátyj tunéc)Katsuwonus pelamis
  • океани́ческий бони́то (okeaníčeskij boníto)Katsuwonus pelamis
  • обыкнове́нный скипдже́к (obyknovénnyj skipdžék)Katsuwonus pelamis
Tagalog gulyasan
  • gulyasanKatsuwonus pelamis
Tamil வரிச்சூரை
  • வரிச்சூரை (variccūrai)Katsuwonus pelamis
Turkish çizgili orkinos
  • çizgili orkinosKatsuwonus pelamis
Cite this entry
APA

skipjack tuna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skipjack%20tuna

MLA

“skipjack tuna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skipjack%20tuna. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skipjack tuna,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skipjack%20tuna.

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