Pacific bonito (Sarda chiliensis lineolata)

Scientific name: Sarda chiliensis lineolata Girard, 1858

Pacific bonito (Sarda chiliensis lineolata)

The Pacific bonito (Sarda chiliensis lineolata) is a marine fish of the family Scombridae. Native range: 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.

Biology

An inshore species that forms schools by size. Feeds on a variety of small schooling fishes, squids and shrimps. An important food fish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sarda chiliensis lineolata
Family
Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
102
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous
Climate
Subtropical
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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