Fishes · Bony fishes · Scombridae

Striped Bonito

Sarda orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

syn. Pelamys orientalis, Sarda orientalis serventyi, Sarda velox

55 - 102 cm1-167 mLeast Concern

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The striped bonito (Sarda orientalis) is a species of marine perciform fish, characterized by its notable striped pattern. Specimens of this species have been documented to reach lengths of up to 102 centimeters (40 inches), although they typically measure no longer than 55 centimeters (22 inches). This species is widely distributed across the Indo-Pacific region and the Eastern Pacific. It is observed at depths ranging from 1 to 167 meters (3 feet 3 inches to 547 feet 11 inches). The striped bonito is also referred to as the mackerel bonito.

Why it's threatened

Biological resource use

Intentional use: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] · Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] · Motivation Unknown/Unrecorded

This species is caught with other scombrids with troll lines, encircling nets, purse seines and drift nets. Almost all reported catches (about 93%) of both species of Pacific bonitos are made by purse seines. A lack of reporting of landings to the species level and a general lack of reporting for this species are of concern (Collette and Graves, 2019).

Threat classification from the IUCN Red List.