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Updated 11/27/2015

Family Scombridae

HAWAII

Sarda orientalis

Hawaii, 300 feet

 



Kewalo, Oahu, 110 feet
 

STRIPED or ORIENTAL BONITO     HAGATSUO

Rare in Hawaii and most of the Indo-Pacific, more common in subtropical waters of North America south to Peru.  Found in schools with other small tuna species.  Body angular rather than elliptic, mouth large with prominent conical teeth, back with long wavy lines, unmarked below.  Attains 40 inches but normally half that.