Pacific Bonito
Sarda lineolata
- Group: Tuna
- Max size: 1 m
- For divers: safe
Fast schooling predators of inshore Pacific waters, bonito gather in groups sorted by size and chase down small fishes, squid and shrimp. This one reaches about a metre and is prized at the market as food.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Scombriformes › Scombridae › Sarda
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 304449.
FAQ
- Is the Pacific Bonito dangerous to divers?
- The Pacific Bonito is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Pacific Bonito get?
- The Pacific Bonito grows to about 1 m.