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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Sarda
Maximum length: 91.4 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Oslo, Norway to Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico; then from Colombia, Venezuela, and south of the Amazon River to northern Argentina; apparently absent from most of the Caribbean Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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