Frigate tuna

Spurious Bonito ( Auxis thazard )

The loggerhead Bonito ( Auxis thazard ) is a live in all oceans representatives of the mackerels and tunas ( Scombridae ).

Features

The fish have the typical spindle shape of all billfishes. The first dorsal fin has ten to twelve hard jets, the second ten to 13 soft rays. The anal fin has no hard radiation and 10 to 14 soft rays. Between the dorsal and anal fin and the caudal fin are the typical tuna Related small rafts. The loggerhead Bonito is a maximum of 65 inches long. Its upper side is dark blue with narrow, irregular, vertical stripes above the lateral line organ. The underside is bright

Loggerhead bonito eat smaller fish, squid and planktonic crustaceans.

Fishing

The meat is dark and is regarded as less valuable than that of the genuine bonitos. Loggerhead bonitos are but because of their frequency also of great importance for fishing. The meat is marketed fresh, smoked, dried or preserved in cans.