- Bonito
Taxobox
name = Bonito
image_width = 240px
image_caption =Atlantic bonito , "Sarda sarda"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Perciformes
familia =Scombridae
genus = "Sarda"
genus_authority = Plumier in Lacepède, 1802
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =Bonito (Spanish and Portuguese for "beautiful") is a name given to various species of medium-sized,
predator y fish of the genus "Sarda", in themackerel family, including the common orAtlantic bonito ("Sarda sarda") and thePacific bonito .More generally, bonito can refer to any of various scombroid fishes related to but smaller than tuna.
In
Japanese cuisine outside Japan, "bonito" usually refers to theskipjack tuna ("Katsuwonus pelamis"), which is known as "katsuo" in Japan. This fish is smoked and dried to make "katsuobushi ", an important ingredient in making "dashi " (Japanese fish stock), used extensively in Japanese cuisine.Pacific and Atlantic bonito meat has a firm texture and a darkish color. The bonito has a moderate fat content. The meat of young or small bonito can be of lighter color, close to that of
skipjack tuna , and is sometimes used as a cheaper substitute of skipjack, especially for canning purposes. Bonito may not be marketed astuna in all countries, however. In Spain, tuna ("Thunnus alalunga ") is sometimes referred as "Bonito del Norte".Species
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Australian bonito , "Sarda australis " (Macleay, 1881).
* "Sarda chiliensis" (Cuvier, 1832).
**Eastern Pacific bonito , "Sarda chiliensis chiliensis " (Cuvier, 1832).
**Pacific bonito , "Sarda chiliensis lineolata " (Girard, 1858).
*Striped bonito , "Sarda orientalis " (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844).
*Atlantic bonito , "Sarda sarda " (Bloch, 1793).References
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