Mexican bonito

The Mexican bonito lives in the pelagic-neritic, oceanodromous, marine, depth range 1 - 167 m environment.

and Mexican bonito found off of Palmilla and to Chileno. Most of these fish were ten pounds of less, but provided great sport on lighter tackle, again trolling with live sardinas was the best technique, though yo-yos and rapalas also produced well. More

offshore, jigging for Mexican bonito off of the rock piles and trolling close to shore for sierra and roosterfish. More

The Mexican Bonito is characterized by its “tuna-like” appearance, dark blue back, silver sides and belly, and a series of 8 to 11 broken horizontal stripes along its upper sides. It does not have spots between the pelvic and pectoral fins. More

Bonito (they called it mexican Bonito) done up as sashimi was the best tasting. Eating the fish we just caught ... actually the Bonito (they called it mexican Bonito) done up as sa... More

The Mexican bonito were basically the closest species that the panga anglers were finding that were related to the yellowfin, once located the action could be fast and furious on yo-yo jigs for these scrappy fighters that averaged 4 to 7 pounds. More

106 Mexican bonito, 24 yellowfin tuna, 215 yellowtail, 32 amberjack, 19 huachinango (red snapper), 31 sierra and 16 cabrilla. More

Mexican bonito are becoming more prevalent in the cooler water and anglers have been able to load up on good numbers of these 4 to 7 pound fish in areas from La Fortuna, Iman to San Luis. More

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Mexican bonito have continued to be the most numerous fish found on the rock piles, striking on iron jigs near the surface to the middle of the water column. More

good grilling, this Mexican Bonito was not too tasty. Future Bonito will be returned unharmed to their homes. More

Common names

Agtun in Other
Aya in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Barilis in Cebuano
Bonite de l'Océan Indien in French (français)
Bonite oriental in French (français)
Bonito in English
Bonito in German (Deutsch)
Bonito in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug
Bonito in sp
Bonito in Spanish (español)
bonito mono in Spanish (español)
bonito oriental in French (français)
Bonito sierra in Spanish (español)
Bonito-do-Indo-Pacífico in Portuguese (Português)
Brasse à dents in Creole, French
Brasse à dents in Creoles and Pidgins, French
Brasse à dents in French (français)
Brosse à dents in French (français)
Cá Ng? s?c dua in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Ngừ sọc dưa in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Ca ngv'o phuo'ng dong in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Chul-sam-ch'i in Korean (한국어)
Dōng fāng hú jiān in Mandarin Chinese
Ganta-an in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug
Gantaan in Chavacano
Gestreepte bonito in Afrikaans
Ha-gatsuo in Japanese (日本語)
Hagatsuo in Japanese (日本語)
Jaydar-dhiiglow in Somali (Soomaaliga)
Juovasarda in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Kanangeluthi in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Kanimeen in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Kumla in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Marmara in Arabic (‫العربية)
Mexican bonito in English
Mono in English
Mono in Spanish (español)
Ngipnan in Cebuano
Oriental bonito in English
Oriental tuna in English
Oriental-bonito in English
Østlig pelamide in Danish (dansk)
Panit-panit in Hiligaynon
Pelamida wschodnia in Polish (polski)
Pirit in Davawenyo
Prodolnopolosaya bonita in Russian (русский язык)
Pundahan in Bikol
Sagtana in Arabic (‫العربية)
Sarda oriental in Portuguese (Português)
Sigenya in Hiligaynon
Stillehavsbonit in Danish (dansk)
Strimmig bonito in Swedish (Svenska)
Striped bonito in English
striped tuna in English
Stripet pelamide in Norwegian (Norsk)
Tambakol in Tagalog
Tang-an in Cebuano
Tangigihon in Cebuano
Tangigue in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug
Tenggiri in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Thora-baleya in Sinhalese (සිංහල)
Titino in Surigaonon
Tongkol in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Tulingan in Davawenyo
Turingan in Waray-waray
Vari choora in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Vari-choora in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Vostochnaya pelamida in Russian (русский язык)
пеламида восточная in Russian (русский язык)
കണിമീന് in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
വരി ച്ചൂര in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
വരിച്ചൂര in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
വാരി ചൂര  in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
东方狐鲣 in Mandarin Chinese
掠齒煙 in Mandarin Chinese
掠齿烟 in Mandarin Chinese
東方狐鰹 in Mandarin Chinese
烟仔虎 in Mandarin Chinese
煙仔虎 in Mandarin Chinese
西齒(成功) in Mandarin Chinese
西齿(成功) in Mandarin Chinese
齒鰆 in Mandarin Chinese
齿鰆 in Mandarin Chinese
줄삼치 in Korean (한국어)

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Scombridae
Genus : Sarda
Species : Sarda orientalis
Authority : Temminck and Schlegel, 1844