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Striped bonito

Sarda orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

Status not recordedbony fish

The striped bonito (Sarda orientalis) is a species in the family Scombridae, order Scombriformes.

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Quick facts about the striped bonito

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 striped bonito live?

Not recorded

Is the striped bonito 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 striped bonito classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderScombriformes
  5. familyScombridae
  6. genusSarda
  7. SpeciesSarda orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

Synonyms Pelamys orientalis, Sarda orientalis serventyi, Sarda velox

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Oriental bonitoEnglish
  • Warmwater-bonitoAfrikaans
  • MarmaraArabic
  • Westpazifische PelamideGerman
  • MonoSpanish
  • Brosse à dentsFrench
  • Ikan TongkolIndonesian
  • ハガツオJapanese
  • 줄삼치Korean
  • gestreepte bonitoDutch
  • Bonito-orientalPortuguese
  • Восточная пеламидаRussian
  • ปลาโอแถบThai
  • TulinganFilipino
  • 梳齒Chinese
  • BonitoSpanish
  • bonito monoSpanish
  • bonite orientalFrench
  • bonito orientalFrench
  • Ha-gatsuoJapanese
  • Westpacifische bonitoDutch
  • 掠齒煙Chinese
  • 東方狐鰹Chinese
  • 東方齒鰆Chinese
  • 烏鰡串Chinese
  • 煙仔虎Chinese
  • 西齒Chinese
  • 齒鰆Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the striped bonito

Other species in the same genus Sarda.

Bunny

Sarda australis

ScombridaeNo free photo yet

Bonita

Sarda chiliensis

ScombridaeNo free photo yet

CompareStriped bonito vs Atlantic bonitoStriped bonito vs BunnyStriped bonito vs BonitaStriped bonito vs Sarda lineolata

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the striped bonito?

The striped bonito (Sarda orientalis) 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). Striped bonito (Sarda orientalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-bonito

MLA

“Striped bonito (Sarda orientalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-bonito.

BibTeX
@misc{striped_bonito_2026,
  title = {Striped bonito (Sarda orientalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-bonito},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}