Evidence found
3,883 records across 53 countries and territories, 1860–2025.
Katsuwonus pelamis · GBIF taxon key 2374191
Where has the Skipjack tuna been recorded?
Katsuwonus pelamis occurrence evidence comes from 3,883 records in 53 countries and territories, from 1860 to 2025. Most records come from United States.
- 3,883 records
- 53 places
- 72 years recorded
- — class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: July.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18602025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Skipjack tuna has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Skipjack tuna. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,324 | |
| ZZ | 810 | |
| Mexico | 172 | |
| Indonesia | 170 | |
| Canada | 49 | |
| Cuba | 32 | |
| Bahamas | 16 | |
| Philippines | 16 | |
| Argentina | 15 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 9 | |
| Ecuador | 8 | |
| Japan | 8 | |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | |
| Costa Rica | 5 | |
| New Caledonia | 5 | |
| Peru | 5 | |
| French Polynesia | 5 | |
| Venezuela | 5 | |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | |
| France | 3 | |
| Tanzania | 3 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 3 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 3 | |
| Brazil | 2 | |
| Colombia | 2 | |
| Guadeloupe | 2 | |
| Haiti | 2 | |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | |
| Vietnam | 2 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 1 | |
| Australia | 1 | |
| Barbados | 1 | |
| Belize | 1 | |
| Chile | 1 | |
| Micronesia | 1 | |
| French Guiana | 1 | |
| Guyana | 1 | |
| Honduras | 1 | |
| Cayman Islands | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 53 places.
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.