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Ono

Order Perciformes

Family Scombridae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Very elongate, fusiform, slightly compressed; snout long, pointed; rear of top jaw bone hidden; teeth strong, compressed, triangular; no gill rakers; 1st dorsal fin with long base; 2nd dorsal with 8-9 finlets behind; anal fin with 9 finlets behind; 1 large + 2 small keels on tail base; 1 lateral line; corselet of scales indistinct. Iridescent bluish green on back; sides silvery with 24-30 cobalt-blue bars, some doubled or "Y"-shaped. Size: reaches 250 cm; all- tackle world record 83 Kg.

Characteristics

FAO code
WAH

Specie
Acanthocybium solandri

Type
Blue fish

FAO Fishing Areas

Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
Area 77: the Eastern Central part of the Pacific Ocean
Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean

Fishing seasons

jan feb apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec

International denominations

Germany Peto

France Thazard bâtard

Italy Maccarello striato

Portugal Cavala da India

United Kingdom Ono

Japan Kamasu-sawara

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