Species catalogue

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
Fishing areas
Fishing arts
Gillnets
Hooks

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