[Sca-cooks] Tuna, tuna, tuna

[Terry Decker]

Sorry, they are in the same family.  Genus Sarda (bonito) and genus Thunnus
(tuna) are related.  Bonito are sometimes referred to as tuna.  Mackerel
refers to open-sea fish of the family Scombridae including albacore, bonito
and tuna, especially Scomber scombrus, the Atlantic mackerel.

Bear


>Oh, but Sarda is a different fish! Sarda sarda, bonito or Atlantic bonito,
>is not even in the same family with tuna. Davidson groups it with mackerel,
>saying it comes "in between" mackerel and tuna. It would definitely be
>closer in flavor to bluefin tuna than to albacore.
>
>Cynara