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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

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BONITO, STRIPED, or SKIPJACK

(Katsuwonus pelamis).

This widely distributed oceanic fish is the most common of the tuna group found in northern New Zealand waters. It grows to about 2 ft in length and is distinguishable by its violet-blue colouring above and silver grey below, longitudinally streaked with darker grey.

by Arthur William Baden Powell, Assistant Director, Auckland Institute and Museum.

Co-creator

Arthur William Baden Powell, Assistant Director, Auckland Institute and Museum.