Scombridae

Leaping bonito

Cybiosarda elegans

Scombrid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

• Gray
• Tropical
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The leaping bonito (Cybiosarda elegans) is a species of saltwater finfish from the Scombridae (Mackerel) family. Scombridae includes such tribes as the mackerels, tunas, and bonitos – of the latter of which, the Sardini tribe, this fish is a member. It is the only member of the genus Cybiosarda, which is therefore called a monotypic taxon.