Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Sarda orientalis
Bonito, bonito mono, Striped bonito, Indo-Pacific bonito
Length: max. 1.1m; Weigth max. 11kg. Dark, silver-blue back; silvery to white sides and belly. Widely forked tail.
Habitat: Pelagic, near-shore
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Scombriformes
Family
Scombridae
Genus
Sarda
Species
orientalis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Pelamys orientalis Temminck & Schlegel, 1844, Sarda orientalis serventyi Whitley, 1945, Sarda velox Meek & Hildebrand, 1923, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Tropical and subtropical Pacific; in the eastern Pacific from Cabo San Lucas, Baja California to the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador and Revillagigedos and Galapagos. Indo-Pacific. Mouth of the Gulf of California to northern Peru. All the offshore islands of the tropical eastern pacific
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- Edgar, G.J. Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M., Martínez, C. & Banks, S. (2002) Comunidades submareales rocosas II: Peces y macroinvertebrados móviles. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 68-97.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red list of threatened species. Version 2010.1. www.iucnredlist.org
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Sarda orientalis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7802. Accessed 31 October 2026.