Skipjack tuna Skipjack tuna The skipjack tuna ("Katsuwonus pelamis") is a medium-sized perciform fish in the tuna family, Scombridae. It is otherwise known as the aku, arctic bonito, mushmouth, oceanic bonito, striped tuna, or victor fish. It grows up to 1 m (3 ft) in length. It is a cosmopolitan pelagic fish found in tropical and warm-temperate waters. It is a very important species for fisheries. It is a streamlined, fast-swimming pelagic fish, common in tropical waters throughout the world, where it inhabits surface waters in large shoals (up to 50,000 fish), feeding on fish, crustaceans, cephalopods, and molluscs. It is an
USS Skipjack (SSN-585) preparation for a refueling overhaul at General Dynamics' Electric Boat Division. After conducting a few more exercises, "Skipjack" entered the shipyard for overhaul in the summer of 1974 and remained inactive until the fall of 1976. "History from 1976 to 1979 needed." "History from 1980 to 1986 needed." On August 16, 1980, 'Skipjack' was in port in Callao, Peru, along with another US Navy surface vessel. In 1986, "Skipjack" deployed on a "Northern Run" to the North Atlantic Ocean. In 1987 "Skipjack" deployed to the Mediterranean Sea, returning in early September and entering dry-dock for the September – November time