Definition of Atlantic bonito

1. Noun. Medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna.

Exact synonyms: Sarda Sarda, Skipjack
Group relationships: Genus Sarda, Sarda
Generic synonyms: Bonito

Lexicographical Neighbors of Atlantic Bonito

Atlanta
Atlantan
Atlantans
Atlantean
Atlanteans
Atlantian
Atlantians
Atlantic
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic City
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic Isles
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Standard Time
Atlantic Time
Atlantic bonito
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin
Atlantic cod
Atlantic croaker
Atlantic halibut
Atlantic herring
Atlantic herrings
Atlantic manta
Atlantic moonfish
Atlantic pollock
Atlantic pollocks
Atlantic pomfret
Atlantic provinces
Atlantic puffin
Atlantic ridley

Literary usage of Atlantic bonito

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission by United States Fish Commission (1905)
"San Francisco to Patagonia and Japan; abundant northward in summer: very similar to the atlantic bonito, Sarda »anta, ..."

2. The Costs of Managing Fisheries by Anthony Cox (2003)
"The other important species are atlantic bonito, blue whiting, sardines, blue fish, red mullet, striped red mullet and blue fin tuna. ..."

3. Environmental Performance Reviews by OECD Staff, OECD. (2002)
"... relevant stocks has worsened for the atlantic bonito. anchovy, gilthead sea bream and swordfish: none is showing signs of recovery (Table 9.6i. ..."

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