Atlantic bonito: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Atlantic bonito lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sarda sarda
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Scombriformes
Family	Scombridae

Where does the Atlantic bonito live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Atlantic bonito in 19 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Atlantic bonito endangered?

The Atlantic bonito’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Atlantic bonito?

The Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda) is a ray-finned fish in the order Scombriformes and the family Scombridae, genus Sarda. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Atlantic bonito

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Atlantic bonito (revision 1314240528), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q910363 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).