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Class: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae Mackerels, tunas, bonitos
Subfamily: Scombrinae
Genus: Sarda

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5 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sarda australis Australian bonito Southwest Pacific 180 FL 1881
Sarda chiliensis Eastern Pacific bonito Southeast Pacific 102 TL 1832
Sarda lineolata Pacific bonito Northeast Pacific 102 FL 1858
Sarda orientalis Striped bonito Indo-Pacific 102 FL 1844
Sarda sarda Atlantic bonito Eastern Atlantic 91.4 FL 1793



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