Orcynopsis unicolor
| Plain bonito | |
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| Plain bonito (Orcynopsis unicolor) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | Orcynopsis Gill, 1862 |
| Species: | O. unicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Orcynopsis unicolor (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) | |
The plain bonito, Orcynopsis unicolor, is a ray-finned, bony fish in the bonito tribe of the mackerel family (Scombridae).[1][2]
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.
References
- ↑ "Orcynopsis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ↑ "Orcynopsis unicolor". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
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