Black Skipjack
Euthynnus lineatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Euthynnus lineatus, the black skipjack tuna or black skipjack, is a species of ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae. It belongs to the tribe Thunnini, better known as the tunas. It is in the genus Euthynnus of "little tunas" which includes the little tunny from the Atlantic Ocean and kawakawa, from the Indo-Pacific Ocean, which also shares some range with the black skipjack.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Scombridae
- Genus
- Euthynnus