Where does the Skipjack tuna live?
Katsuwonus pelamis has 31,303 records in 131 countries and territories, from 1835 to 2026. Most records come from Portugal.
- 31,303 records
- 131 places
- 104 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesScombridaeKatsuwonus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 15,877 | |
| United States | 2,436 | |
| Seychelles | 1,328 | |
| ZZ | 848 | |
| Australia | 563 | |
| Chile | 482 | |
| Mexico | 379 | |
| Solomon Islands | 362 | |
| Mauritania | 240 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 238 | |
| United Kingdom | 234 | |
| Indonesia | 216 | |
| Gabon | 209 | |
| Spain | 185 | |
| Liberia | 182 | |
| Faroe Islands | 159 | |
| Mayotte | 150 | |
| Ghana | 141 | |
| Senegal | 131 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 129 | |
| Colombia | 127 | |
| Sierra Leone | 114 | |
| Comoros | 92 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 75 | |
| French Polynesia | 75 | |
| Netherlands | 71 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 70 | |
| France | 69 | |
| Mozambique | 65 | |
| Norway | 65 | |
| Madagascar | 64 | |
| Germany | 63 | |
| Guinea | 62 | |
| French Southern Territories | 61 | |
| Tanzania | 57 | |
| Canada | 54 | |
| Nigeria | 54 | |
| Angola | 53 | |
| Ecuador | 47 | |
| Somalia | 45 |
Showing the top 40 of 131 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Scombridae.
Atlantic mackerel
278,988 records
Chub mackerel
274,222 records
Yellow-fin Tunny
174,808 records
Bigeye tuna
75,178 records
Wahoo
56,189 records
Cero
36,765 records
Little Tunny
19,745 records
Frigate tuna
7,275 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.