Striped bonito
📖 Overview
A coastal species found schooling with small tunas. Also found around some islands . Feeds on clupeoids, other fishes, squids and decapod crustaceans. Spawning varies with the monsoon season . Also caught with troll lines, encircling nets and drift nets . Marketed mainly fresh; also dried-salted , canned and frozen .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 17 - 19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 44 - 45. Mouth moderately large. Laminae of olfactory rosette 21 to 39. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Body completely covered with very small scales posterior to the corselet. Swim bladder absent. Spleen large and prominent in ventral view. Liver with elongate left and right lobes and a short middle lobe. Back with narrow oblique stripes.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Striped bonito is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous ; depth range 1 - 167 m . Subtropical; 14°C - 23°C ; 43°N - 41°S, 24°E - 77°W widespread but with many gaps in its known distribution.
🌿 Ecology
clupeoids, other fishes, squids and decapod crustaceans
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🎣 Angling Guide
- heavy 30-80 lb class trolling rod
- conventional reel
- 80-130 lb wind-on leader
- temperature breaks
- floating debris
- current edges
- offshore seamounts
Use barbless hooks, minimise air exposure, and revive fish head-first in current before release.
⚠️ International management (ICCAT, WCPFC). Strict quotas and size limits.
📊 Population Dynamics
| Year | Region | Index | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | oriental bonito · Striped bonito |
| 🌍AFR | Warmwater-bonito |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | Marmara |
| 🇩🇪German | Westpazifische Pelamide |
| 🇫🇷French | Bonite de l'Océan Indien, Bonito oriental · bonite oriental · bonito oriental · Brosse à dents |
| 🌍IND | Ikan Tongkol |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Ha-gatsuo · Hagatsuo · ハガツオ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 줄삼치 |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | gestreepte bonito · Westpacifische bonito |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Bonito-oriental |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Восточная пеламида |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Bonito · bonito mono · Mono |
| 🌍TGL | Tulingan |
| 🌍THA | ปลาโอแถบ |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 掠齒煙 · 東方狐鰹 · 東方齒鰆 · 梳齒 · 烏鰡串 · 煙仔虎 · 西齒 · 齒鰆 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelamys orientalis | Temminck & Schlegel | 1844 | Synonym |
| Sarda orientalis serventyi | Whitley | 1945 | Synonym |
| Sarda velox | Meek & Hildebrand | 1923 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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