The Australian bonito, horse mackerel or little bonito, ''Sarda australis'' is a fish of the

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Scombridae The mackerel, tuna, and bonito family, Scombridae, includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. The family consists of 51 species in 15 genera and two subfamilies. All species are in the subfamily Scombrinae, except the butter ...

and is found in eastern Australia and

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. They swim at depths reaching depths of approximately 30 m (98 ft), in open water. Its length is commonly at around fork length and weight. Its maximum length and weight are about and , respectively.

References

* * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2105178 Scombridae Fish described in 1881