Tuna & Mackerel
Pacific Bonito
Sarda chiliensis
SaltwaterScombridaeLeast Concern
About
The Pacific Bonito is a streamlined, fast-swimming fish belonging to the tuna and mackerel family. They are known for their schooling behavior and aggressive feeding habits, often forming large aggregations.
- Average size
- 20-40 inches, 5-12 lbs
- Colors
- Metallic blue-green dorsally with oblique dark stripes along the back, silvery white ventrally.
- Diet
- Small fishes, squid, crustaceans, and zooplankton.
- Region
- West Coast (California to Alaska)