Biology:Sarda (fish)

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Short description: Genus of fishes


Sarda
Sarda sarda.jpg
Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Tribe: Sardini
Genus: Sarda
Cuvier, 1829
Species

Sarda is a genus of medium-sized, predatory ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, and belonging to the tribe Sardini, more commonly called the bonito tribe. There are four species which comprise the genus Sarda. One of those species, the Pacific bonito, is further divided into two subspecies.

Species

The following species are included in the genus Sarda:[1]

  • Sarda australis Macleay, 1881 (Australian bonito)
  • Sarda chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832) (Eastern Pacific bonito)
  • Sarda lineolata (Girard, 1858) (Pacific bonito)
  • Sarda orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (Striped bonito)
  • Sarda sarda (Bloch, 1793) (Atlantic bonito)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Sarda in FishBase. February 2018 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1191675 entry