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plain bonito (Orcynopsis unicolor)
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Scombridae

plain bonito

Orcynopsis unicolor

Fish Reaching One Hundred Thirty Centimeters in the Atlantic Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

plain bonito is a fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits coastal waters. The largest recorded length is 130 cm.

Maximum length
130 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Oslo, Norway south to Dakar, Senegal but the range is centered in the southern Mediterranean Sea. Not known from Madeira, the Canary Islands or Cape Verde.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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