Atlantic bonito

Atlantic bonito
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Genus:	Sarda
Species:	S. sarda
Binomial name
	Sarda sarda; (Bloch, 1793)
Synonyms
	Scomber sarda Bloch, 1793; Palamita sarda (Bloch, 1793); Pelamis sarda (Bloch, 1793); Pelamys sarda (Bloch, 1793); Thynnus sardus (Bloch, 1793); Sarda pelamis (Brünnich, 1768); Scomber mediterraneus Bloch & Schneider, 1801; Sarda mediterranea (Bloch & Schneider, 1801); Scomber palamitus Rafinesque, 1810; Scomber ponticus Pallas, 1814; Thynnus brachypterus Cuvier, 1829;

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.

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