Bonito, buh NEE toh, is a large fish that lives in the open sea. Four species of bonitos live in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. The Atlantic bonito ranges from Argentina and South Africa north to Nova Scotia and Scandinavia. The Australian bonito is found along the east coast of Australia. The Pacific bonito ranges north to Puget Sound and south to Chile. The striped bonito is found in the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Indonesia and eastward into the Indian Ocean.