Sarda (fish)

Sarda is a genus of medium-sized, predatory ray-finned 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.

Sarda
Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Tribe:	Sardini
Genus:	Sarda Cuvier, 1829
Species
S. australis – Australian bonito S. chiliensis – Eastern Pacific bonito S. lineolata - Pacific Bonito S. orientalis – Striped bonito S. sarda – Atlantic bonito

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)