WoRMS taxon details
Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758)
AphiaID: 127018
AphiaID: 127018
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scombridae (Family) > Scombrinae (Subfamily) > Katsuwonus (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Typetaxon of |
Katsuwonus Kishinouye, 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Katsuwonus Kishinouye, 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Euthynnus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Subsequent combination) Euthynnus pelamys (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) Gymnosarda pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) Gymnosarda pelamys (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) Katsowonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) Katsuwinus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) Katsuwonnus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) Katsuwonus pelamsi (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) Katsuwonus pelamys (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) Orcynus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) Orcynus pelamys (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) Scomber pelamides Lacepède, 1801 Scomber pelamis Linnaeus, 1758 Scomber pelamys Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling) Thinnus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) Thunnus pelamys (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym) Thynnus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) Thynnus pelamys (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) Thynnus vagans Lesson, 1829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: Roberts, C.; Stewart, A.; Francis, M. (2009). Marine fishes (Chordata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details] additional source: McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] additional source: Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details] additional source: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 page(s): 297 [details] additional source: Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A): 1-37 (look up in IMIS) page(s): 297 [details] additional source: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] from synonym: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Eschmeyer, W.N.; Herald, E.S. (1983). A field guide to Pacific Coast fishes of North America. Peterson Field Guide Series. Field Guide Pac. Coast Fishes No. 28: i-xii + 1-336, Pls. 1-48. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Boileau, E.K. (1918). The game fish of Mombasa. JEANHS 6(12): 240-246. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Aldabra [details] Azores [details] Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details] British Columbia [details] Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part] [details] Chagos [details] Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia [details] Comores [details] Djibouti [details] Eritrea [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] FAO fishing area 67 (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Gulf of Maine [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin [details] Kenya [details] Madagascar [details] Mauritius [details] Mozambique [details] New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details] North East Pacific (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] North Pacific [details] North West Atlantic [details] Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Reunion [details] Rodriguez [details] Seychelles (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Somalia [details] South Africa (country) [details] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Tanzania [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Western Indian Ocean [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Unicolax reductus Cressey & Cressey, 1980 (carnivore)
Caligus bonito Wilson C.B., 1905 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus coryphaenae Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus pelamydis Krøyer, 1863 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pseudocycnus appendiculatus Heller, 1865 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Anuretes branchialis Rangnekar, 1953 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus kuroshio Shiino, 1959 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Cephalocolax katsuwoni Avdeev, 1980 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Unicolax reductus Cressey & Cressey, 1980 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus asymmetricus Kabata, 1965 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus bonito kuroshio (Shiino, 1959) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus productus Dana, 1852 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (110 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (59 publications) To Dyntaxa To Encyclopedia of Life To FAO Species fact sheets To FishBase To GenBank (667 nucleotides; 307 proteins) To IUCN Red List To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Description: Found in offshore waters with temperatures ranging from 14.7 to 30°C while larvae are mostly restricted to waters with surface temperatures of at least 25°C. Exhibit a strong tendency to school in surface waters with birds, drifting objects, sharks, whales and may show a characteristic behaviour like jumping, feeding, foaming, etc. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans, cephalopods and molluscs. Spawns in batches all year long in tropical waters and from spring to early fall in subtropical waters. It is thought to live for at least 8-12 yrs. Also taken by trolling on light tackle using plugs, spoons, feathers, or strip bait (Ref. 9684). Marketed fresh, frozen or canned (Ref. 9340); also utilized dried-salted and smoked (Ref. 9987). [details] Diet: Feed on fishes, crustaceans, cephalopods and mollusks; cannibalism is common [details] Distribution: cosmopolitan in tropical and warm-temperate waters, as far north as 40.87°N [details] Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details] Habitat: Found in offshore waters; larvae restricted to waters with surface temperatures of 15°C to 30°C. [details] Habitat: nektonic [details] Importance: Social- Commercial, fishery and gamefish [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127018 on 2013-05-23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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