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| name = Australian bonito |
| name = Australian bonito |
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| image = Sarda australis (Australian Bonito).gif |
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| image_caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling |
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| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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The '''Australian bonito''', '''horse mackerel''' |
The '''Australian bonito''', '''horse mackerel''' or '''little bonito''', ''Sarda australis'', a fish of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Scombridae]], is found around eastern [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] in depths to about 30 [[metre|m]], in open water. Its length is up to 1.8 m, and weight over 9 [[kilogram|kg]]. |
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The Australian bonito could possibly be mistaken for the [[skipjack tuna]], except that the front part of the [[dorsal fin]] is low, and the horizontal stripes are on the back not on the belly as is the case with the Skipjack. The stripe background colour is blue-green, with silver-grey on the belly. |
The Australian bonito could possibly be mistaken for the [[skipjack tuna]], except that the front part of the [[dorsal fin]] is low, and the horizontal stripes are on the back not on the belly as is the case with the Skipjack. The stripe background colour is blue-green, with silver-grey on the belly. |
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* {{ITIS|ID=202018|taxon=Sarda australis|year=2006|date=18 April}} |
* {{ITIS|ID=202018|taxon=Sarda australis|year=2006|date=18 April}} |
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* {{FishBase species | genus = Sarda | species = australis | month = March | year = 2006}} |
* {{FishBase species | genus = Sarda | species = australis | month = March | year = 2006}} |
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*Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand [[1982]]) ISBN 0-00-216987-8 |
* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand [[1982]]) ISBN 0-00-216987-8 |
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[[Category:Scombridae]] |
[[Category:Scombridae]] |
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Revision as of 09:59, 7 November 2006
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The Australian bonito, horse mackerel or little bonito, Sarda australis, a fish of the family Scombridae, is found around eastern Australia and New Zealand in depths to about 30 m, in open water. Its length is up to 1.8 m, and weight over 9 kg.
The Australian bonito could possibly be mistaken for the skipjack tuna, except that the front part of the dorsal fin is low, and the horizontal stripes are on the back not on the belly as is the case with the Skipjack. The stripe background colour is blue-green, with silver-grey on the belly.
This species of tuna does not maintain a high body temperature and swims relatively slowly, cruising at only 1.5 knots with a maximum speed of only 7 knots. It also does not have a swimbladder.
The flesh has a delicate flavour and cans well.
References
- "Sarda australis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 18 April.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Sarda australis" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8