Average today abt 35 cm abt 3kg 18 kgs , Mauritius 1971 by Joseph Caboche jr. Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Ecuador, Ghana, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Samoa, Spain, Italy. Skipjack Tunas are distinguished by the presence of four to seven dark, longitudinal stripes on their bellies. Their dark blue backs are accentuated by a clearly defined area of green above the pectoral fin, which fades away towards the middle of the body. They have silvery flanks and bellies and short fins.
Skipjack is the most popular tuna for consumption.
It is highly migratory and can be found all over the world within tropical waters. Large schools sometimes mix with small yellowfin. Normally dolphins do not swin together with the small skipjack, which almost makes it a guranteed dolphin-safe specie. The meat of the skipjack has a somewhat darker of color sometimes even slightly pinkish. The small size of the fish gives small loins and chunks.