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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae Mackerels, tunas, bonitos
Subfamily: Scombrinae
Genus: Sarda

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 180 cm FL
Sarda australis (Macleay, 1881)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sarda australis
[Australian bonito]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Sarda chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832)

Photo by Béarez, P.
 
Sarda chiliensis
[Eastern Pacific bonito]

Photo by Malone, R.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 102 cm FL
Sarda lineolata (Girard, 1858)

Photo by Malone, R.
 
Sarda lineolata
[Pacific bonito]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 102 cm FL
Sarda orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sarda orientalis
[Striped bonito]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 91.4 cm FL
Sarda sarda (Bloch, 1793)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Sarda sarda
[Atlantic bonito]
5 Species of Family Scombridae with Genus Sarda
(Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1881 Sarda australis Australian bonito Southwest Pacific 180 FL
1832 Sarda chiliensis Eastern Pacific bonito Southeast Pacific 102 TL
1858 Sarda lineolata Pacific bonito Northeast Pacific 102 FL
1844 Sarda orientalis Striped bonito Indo-Pacific 102 FL
1793 Sarda sarda Atlantic bonito Eastern Atlantic 91.4 FL



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