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Bonita

Sarda chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bonita (Sarda chiliensis) is a species in the family Scombridae, order Scombriformes.

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Quick facts about the bonita

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bonita live?

Not recorded

Is the bonita endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bonita classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderScombriformes
  5. familyScombridae
  6. genusSarda
  7. SpeciesSarda chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832)

Synonyms Pelamys chilensis, Pelamys chiliensis, Sarda chilensis, Sarda chilensis chilensis, Sarda chiliensis chiliensis, Sarda sarda chilensis, Sarda sarda chiliensis, Sarda stockii

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Eastern Pacific bonitoEnglish
  • Pacific bonitoEnglish
  • Chilensk pelamideDanish
  • Chilenische PelamideGerman
  • Bonito del PacificoSpanish
  • binite du PacifiqueFrench
  • キツネガツオJapanese
  • Oost-Pacifische bonitoDutch
  • Bonito-do-PacíficoPortuguese
  • Чилийская пеламидаRussian
  • 線狐鰹Chinese
  • BonitoSpanish
  • Bonito del PacíficoSpanish
  • bonito del Pacífico orientalSpanish
  • CaballaSpanish
  • bonite du PacifiqueFrench
  • bonite du Pacifique orientalFrench
  • 智利狐鰹Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bonita

Other species in the same genus Sarda.

Bunny

Sarda australis

ScombridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bonita?

The bonita (Sarda chiliensis) belongs to the family Scombridae in the order Scombriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bonita (Sarda chiliensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonita

MLA

“Bonita (Sarda chiliensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonita.

BibTeX
@misc{bonita_2026,
  title = {Bonita (Sarda chiliensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonita},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}