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Sarda australis (Little bonito; Horse mackerel; Bonito; Australian bonito)

Synonyms: Pelamys australis; Pelamys schlegeli; Sarda chilensis australia; Sarda chilensis australis; Sarda chiliensis australis
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Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Attributes

Migration [1]  Oceanodromous

Prey / Diet

Atherinomorus vaigiensis (Waigeo silverside)[2]
Engraulis australis (Australian anchovy)[2]
Sardinops sagax (Australian pilchard)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Heteronybelinia estigmena[3]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Riede, Klaus (2004) Global Register of Migratory Species - from Global to Regional Scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. 330 pages + CD-ROM
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0