Sarda lineolata (Girard, 1858)
Pacific bonito
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; marine, 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 (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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