Orcynopsis

<i>Orcynopsis unicolor</i>

Orcynopsis unicolor

Species of fish

Orcynopsis unicolor, the plain bonito, is a species of ray-finned, bony fish in the bonito tribe of the mackerel family (Scombridae).[3][4] It occurs in the eastern Atlantic from southern Norway, where it is a vagrant, to Senegal, although it is not found in the seas around the Macaronesian Islands. It is also found in the Mediterranean Sea and extends to the Black Sea.[2]

Quick Facts Plain bonito, Conservation status ...

This fish is classified into the genus Orcynopsis, which is a monotypic taxon, having only this single species in its membership. It grows to four feet, and thirty pounds.[5]


References

  1. [1]
    Collette, B.; Boustany, A.; Carpenter, K.E.; et al. (2011). "Orcynopsis unicolor". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170319A6746129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170319A6746129.en.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Orcynopsis unicolor" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. [3]
    "Orcynopsis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Orcynopsis unicolor". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  5. [5]
    Fishes of the NE Atlantic and the Mediterranean


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