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Orcynus pelamys
Bonito Bo*ni"to, n.; pl. Bonitoes. [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr. Ar. bain[=i]t and bain[=i]th.] [Often incorrectly written bonita.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. A large tropical fish (Orcynus pelamys) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the American coast. 2. The skipjack (Sarda Mediterranea) of the Atlantic, an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and (S. Chilensis) of the Pacific, and other related species. They are large and active fishes, of a blue color with black oblique stripes. 3. The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies. 4. The cobia or crab eater (Elacate canada), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States.

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- Euthynnus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) Katsuwonus vagans (Lesson, 1829) Scomber pelamys Linnaeus, 1758 Scomber pelamis Linnaeus, 1758 Thynnus vagans Lesson, 1829...
- Scombriformes Family: Scombridae Genus: Sarda Species: S. lineolata Binomial name Sarda lineolata (Girard, 1858) Synonyms Pelamys lineolata Girard, 1858...
- unicolor (Rüppell, 1836) Synonyms List Gymnosarda nuda (Günther, 1860) Pelamys nud a Günther, 1860 Scomber vau Curtiss, 1938 Thynnus unicolor Rüppell...
- sarda Bloch, 1793 Palamita sarda (Bloch, 1793) Pelamis sarda (Bloch, 1793) Pelamys sarda (Bloch, 1793) Thynnus sardus (Bloch, 1793) Sarda pelamis (Brünnich...
-  orientalis Binomial name Sarda orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Synonyms Pelamys orientalis Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 Sarda velox M**** & Hildebrand, 1923...
- Genus: Sarda Species: S. australis Binomial name Sarda australis (Macleay, 1881) Synonyms Pelamys australis Macleay, 1881 Pelamys schlegeli McCoy, 1888...
- along the Dnieper River. Other ancient writers mention skipjack tuna (pelamys); tuna (thynnoi); swordfish (xifiai); sea raven (korakinoi); black carp...
-  chiliensis Binomial name Sarda chiliensis (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1832) Synonyms Sarda stockii David, 1943 Pelamys chiliensis Cuvier, 1832...
- Saint-Hilaire, 1817 Pelamichthys unicolor (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) Pelamys unicolor (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) Sarda unicolor (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire...