Sarda (sar da)

[NL. (Cuvier, 1829), : fishes of large size and metallic coloration; the bonitos. S. med i terrane a is the sard a of the ancients, attaining a length of 2f feet, of a dark steel-blue shade, silvery below, with many oblique narrow dark stripes from the back downward. It also occurs on the American side of the Atlantic, and is a food-fish. (See cut under bonito.) S. chi lens is is the corresponding species of Pacific waters. The latter is sometimes called tuna; both are known as skipjacks. The genus is also called Pelamys.