Kingdom Animalia Genus Orcynopsis
Gill, 1862 Higher classification Orcynopsis Rank Species | Family Scombridae Scientific name Orcynopsis unicolor Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes | |
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Similar Scombridae, West African S, Euthynnus, Sarda, Bullet tuna | ||
The plain bonito, Orcynopsis unicolor, is a ray-finned, bony fish in the bonito tribe of the mackerel family (Scombridae).
Also called the palomette or tasarte, this fish is classified into the genus Orcynopsis, which is a monotypic taxon, having only this single species in its membership.
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