Sarda lineolata (Girard, 1858)
Pacific bonito
Sarda lineolata
photo by Malone, R.

 Family:  Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos), subfamily: Scombrinae
 Max. size:  102 cm FL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 11 kg
 Environment:  pelagic-neritic, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  Northeast Pacific: Off the coast of Alaska (60°16'N, 145°32'W) to Cabo San Lucas at the tip of Baja California (22°20'N, 112°27'W) and Revillagigedo Islands.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  An inshore species that forms schools by size (Ref. 168). Feeds on a variety of small schooling fishes, squids and shrimps (Ref. 168). An important food fish (Ref. 4925).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 06.12.91
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 04.04.14
 Checked by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 13.09.96

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