Note 7.3 — Front matter

bonito, bonito, striped tunny. This fish, which plays a considerable rôle in the novel, may be so called from its handsome coloring, steel-blue with oblique stripes of black. It belongs to the mackerel family (Scombridae), its scientific name being Sarda Sarda. It reaches a length of 2-2½ ft. and a weight of 8-10 lbs. Its flesh is rather coarse and oily, red in color, resembling beef in appearance.