Eastern Pacific bonito
Sarda chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Sarda chiliensis, the eastern Pacific bonito, is a marine species of bonito. It ranges from Ecuador to Chile. Sarda lineolata, which ranges from Alaska to Mexico was formerly considered a subspecies, as Sarda chiliensis lineolata, but this treatment renders the species geographically disjunct.
Wikipedia contributors, Sarda chiliensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:10:20.282803+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sarda chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1832)
- Common name
- Eastern Pacific bonito
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Scombridae
- Genus
- Sarda
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderScombriformes
- familyScombridae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyScombrinae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusSarda Cuvier, 1829
- speciesSarda chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sarda. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| striped bonitoSarda orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic bonitoSarda sarda (Bloch, 1793) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sarda sarda chilensis (Cuvier, 1832) (Cuvier, 1832) | synonym |
| Sarda sarda chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832) (Cuvier, 1832) | synonym |
| Sarda stockii David, 1943 David, 1943 | synonym |
| Pelamys chilensis (Cuvier, 1832) (Cuvier, 1832) | synonym |
| Pelamys chiliensis Cuvier, 1832 Cuvier, 1832 | synonym |
| Sarda chilensis (Cuvier, 1832) (Cuvier, 1832) | synonym |
| Sarda chilensis chilensis (Cuvier, 1832) (Cuvier, 1832) | synonym |
| Sarda chiliensis chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832) (Cuvier, 1832) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=293729 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6XMK8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.