Scombridae

bonito

Sarda sarda

Scombrid Fish of the Amazon Basin

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Central America and the Caribbean
• Europe
• North America
• South America
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

The Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda) is a large mackerel-like fish of the family Scombridae. It is common in shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea, where it is an important commercial and game fish.