Pacific bonito

Sarda chiliensis

Scombrid Fish of Mexican Waters

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

Sarda chiliensis, the eastern Pacific bonito, is a marine species of bonito. It ranges from Ecuador to Chile. Sarda lineolata, which ranges from Alaska to Mexico was formerly considered a subspecies, as Sarda chiliensis lineolata, but this treatment renders the species geographically disjunct.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Sarda
Maximum length: 102 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: northern Peru to Talcahuano, Chile (Ref. 9340 ). The northern subspecies Sarda chiliensis lineolata occurs from off the coast of Alaska, southward to Cabo San Lucas at the tip of Baja California, and in the Revillagigedo Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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