Bonito vs. Tuna

Bonitonoun

Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna.

Tunanoun

Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.

Bonitonoun

A large tropical fish, the skipjack tuna, allied to the tunny, Katsuwonus pelamis.

Tunanoun

The edible flesh of the tuna.

Bonitonoun

The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.

Tunanoun

The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.

Bonitonoun

The cobia or crab eater (Rachycentron canadum), an edible fish of warm waters globally.

Tunanoun

The fruit of the cactus.

Bonitonoun

A large tropical fish (Orcynus pelamys) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the American coast.

Tunanoun

The Opuntia Tuna. See Prickly pear, under Prickly.

Bonitonoun

any of a variety of scombroid fishes of the genera Sarda or Euthynnus, with a size intermediate between those of the smaller mackerels and the tunas. It is applied especially to the skipjack tuna (Euthynnus pelamis, syn. Katsuwonus pelamis, formerly Sarda Mediterranea, also called skipjack) of the Atlantic, an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and (Sarda Chilensis) of the Pacific, and other related species. These are large and active fishes, of a blue color above and silver below, with black oblique stripes.

Tunanoun

Any one of several species of large oceanic fishes belonging to the mackerel family Scombridae, especially the bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, formerly Orcynus thynnus or Albacora thynnus), called also the common tunny or great tunny, a native of the Mediterranean Sea and of temperate parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is caught commercially in large quantity for use as food; - also called, especially in Britain, tunny. It is also one of the favorite fishes used by the Japanese in preparing sushi. On the American coast, especially in New England, it is sometimes called the horse mackerel. Another well-known species is the yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) of warm seas. the See Illust. of Horse mackerel, under Horse.

Bonitonoun

The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.

Tunanoun

The bonito, 2.

Bonitonoun

The cobia or crab eater (Elacate canada), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States.

Tunanoun

the meat of the tuna, used as food; - also called tuna fish.

Bonitonoun

flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna

Tunanoun

tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear; Jamaica

Bonitonoun

fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna

Tunanoun

important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks

Bonitonoun

any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas

Tunanoun

any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters

Bonito

Bonitos are a tribe of medium-sized, ray-finned predatory fish in the family Scombridae – a family it shares with the mackerel, tuna, and Spanish mackerel tribes, and also the butterfly kingfish. Also called the tribe Sardini, it consists of eight species across four genera; three of those four genera are monotypic, having a single species each.

Tunanoun

New Zealand eel

Tuna

A tuna is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a subgrouping of the Scombridae (mackerel) family. The Thunnini comprise 15 species across five genera, the sizes of which vary greatly, ranging from the bullet tuna (max.