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Sarda sarda (Bloch, 1793)

Atlantic bonito
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South Africa country information

Common names: Atlantic bonito, Atlantiese bonito, Katonkel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Commonly found in schools between Cape Point and Mossel Bay during the summer; extending to Port Alfred and possibly as far as Durban. Also Ref. 168.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | Catalog of Fishes(গণ , প্রজাতি ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Sarda: Latin and Greek, sarda = sardine; name related to the island of Sardinia (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range বাস্তুসংস্থান


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