| |
| | Mexican Bonito |
 | | Fish Identification Photos: Mexican Bonito, Striped Bonito, Sarda orientalis: The Bonito is one of the most common members of the Scombridae or Tuna, Bonito, and Mackerel Family found in Mexican waters. |
 | | The Mexican Bonito is characterized by its “tuna-like” appearance, dark blue back, silver sides and belly, and a series of 8 to 11 broken horizontal stripes along its upper sides. |
 | | Mexican Bonito, Striped Bonito, Sarda orientalis: Caught with Captain Pata in the panga Salome, La Playita, San Jose del Cabo, B.C.S., Mexico, midmorning in May 2003, in 77-degree, 100 to 150-foot deep water, utilizing a chrome yo-yo iron tied direct to 30-pound test, 25 miles north of La Playita. |
| www.mexfish.com /fish/mbon/mbon.htm (350 words) |
|