Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda (Bloch, 1793)
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
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Atlantic bonito; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:53:32.873110+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sarda sarda (Bloch, 1793)
- Name authority
- (Bloch, 1793)
- Common name
- Atlantic 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 sarda (Bloch, 1793)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Pacific bonitoSarda chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| striped bonitoSarda orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Scomber mediterraneus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | synonym |
| Thynnus sardus (Bloch, 1793) (Bloch, 1793) | synonym |
| Pelamys sarda (Bloch, 1793) (Bloch, 1793) | synonym |
| Scomber ponticus Pallas, 1814 Pallas, 1814 | synonym |
| Scomber palamitus Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Pelamis sarda (Bloch, 1793) (Bloch, 1793) | synonym |
| Scomber pelamis Brünnich, 1768 Brünnich, 1768 | synonym |
| Palamita sarda (Bloch, 1793) (Bloch, 1793) | synonym |
| Thynnus brachypterus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Sarda pelamis (Brünnich, 1768) (Brünnich, 1768) | synonym |
| Sarda mediterranea (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | synonym |
| Scomber sarda Bloch, 1793 Bloch, 1793 | 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=127021 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:79MK9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.