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Sarda chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832)

Eastern Pacific bonito
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Common names from other countries

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Sarda: Latin and Greek, sarda = sardine; name related to the island of Sardinia (Ref. 45335);  chiliensis: Named after Chile, South America (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Issue
Issue on validity of subspecies: subspecies considered as valid in FB, elevated to species rank as Sarda chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2011: Ref. 86870).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 100 m.   Subtropical; 60°N - 37°S, 149°W - 70°W (Ref. 168)

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