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[[File:Bonito photo.jpg|thumb|right|{{center|Atlantic bonito, ''Sarda sarda''}}]]▼
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The '''Atlantic bonito''' ('''''Sarda sarda''''') is a large [[mackerel]]-like fish of the family [[Scombridae]]. It is common in shallow waters of the [[Atlantic Ocean]], the [[Mediterranean Sea]], and the [[Black Sea]], where it is an important commercial and game fish.
==Description==
Atlantic bonito belong to a group which have the [[dorsal fins]] very near, or separated by a narrow [[interspace]]. Its body is completely scaled, with those scales in the [[pectoral fin]] area and the [[lateral line]] usually larger in size. [[Bonito]]s (fishes in the genus ''Sarda'') differ from [[tuna]] by their compressed bodies, their lack of teeth on the roof of the mouth, and certain differences in colouration.
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==As food==
▲[[File:Atlantic bonito, capture production, thousand tonnes, 1950-2022.svg|thumb|left|Landings of Atlantic bonito in thousand tonnes from 1950 to 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fisheries and Aquaculture - Global Production |url=https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/collection/global_production?lang=en |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)}}</ref>]]
Bonito is a popular food fish in the Mediterranean; its flesh is similar to tuna and mackerel, and its size is intermediate between the two.<ref name='davidson'>[[Alan Davidson (food writer)|Alan Davidson]], ''Mediterranean Seafood'', Penguin, 1972. {{ISBN|0-14-046174-4}}, p. 123</ref>
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