Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: 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 pelamys (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling), Orcynus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758), Orcynus pelamys (Linnaeus, 1758), 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, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: British Columbia to Peru, Galapagos British Columbia to Peru, Galapagos

• Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
• Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
• McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.