Australian bonito
Encyclopedia
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 approximatley 30 m (98 ft), in open water. Its length is up to 1.8 m (6 ft), and adult varieties can weigh as much as 9 kg (19.8 lbs).
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Scombridae
Scombridae
Scombridae is the family of the mackerels, tunas, and bonitos, and thus includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. The family consists of about 55 species in 15 genera and two subfamilies...
and is found in eastern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. They swim at depths reaching depths of approximatley 30 m (98 ft), in open water. Its length is up to 1.8 m (6 ft), and adult varieties can weigh as much as 9 kg (19.8 lbs).