Knowledge Of Bonito

What is Bonito Fish?

Bonito Fish is actually known as Skipjack Tuna or Striped Tuna. As the name shows, Bonito Fish is in a tribe of medium-sized predatory fish.

Bonito fish is also ray-finned, which also mean that they are boney-fishes.

Bonito fish belongs to the family of Tuna & Mackerels.

Similar fishes in the same family that are popular in the Japanese cuisine that are:

Bluefin Tuna  /  Hon Maguro (本鮪魚)

Mackerel /  Saba (サバ)

Horse Mackerel  /  Aji (アジ)

Pacific Saury  /  Sanma (さんま)

Is Bonito an English word?

You probably start wondering "Why is there so many names for Bonito Fish?" and "What exactly is the name?".

Nobody actually knows how the word "Bonito" comes about, whether it is even a legit English word. However, "Bonito" is now officially in the English dictionary as it is one of the most frequently used name for this particular fish. The official English name for "Bonito" is still known as Skipjack Tuna or Striped Tuna.

What's the difference between Skipjack Tuna and Striped Tuna?

Answer: There's no difference. There are just different names for the same thing.

Bonito Fish is also called as Katsuo (鰹/かつお) in Japanese; while it is known as chái yú (柴鱼) or mù yú (木鱼) in Chinese.