Issued by Cape Verde in 1980, this is a block of four stamps showing the skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) a medium-sized perciform fish. The skipjack tuna is a member of the tuna family, Scombridae. The skipjack tuna grows up to three feet in length and is a cosmopolitan pelagic fish found in both tropical and temperate waters.
Cape Verde is an island country located approximately 350 miles off the coast of Western Africa. An archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean, Cape Verde was a Portuguese colony until becoming independent in 1975.
