Biology:Australian bonito
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Short description: Species of fish
| Australian bonito | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | Sarda |
| Species: | S. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sarda australis (Macleay, 1881)
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The Australian bonito, horse mackerel or little bonito, Sarda australis is a fish of the family Scombridae and is found in eastern Australia and New Zealand. They swim at depths reaching depths of approximately 30 m (98 ft), in open water. Its length is commonly at around 40–45 centimetres (16–18 in) fork length and 1.8–2.3 kilograms (4.0–5.1 lb) weight. Its maximum length and weight are about 100 centimetres (39 in) and 9.4 kilograms (21 lb), respectively.
References
- ↑ Collette, B.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Juan Jorda, M.; Nelson, R. (2011). "Sarda australis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T170332A6752615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170332A6752615.en.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Sarda australis" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
- "Sarda australis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=202018. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN:978-0-00-216987-5
- Collette, Bruce B.; Cornelia E. Nauen (1983). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and other related species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. Rome: FAO. pp. 137. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ac478e/ac478e00.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2105178 entry
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