| Australian bonito | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | Sarda |
| Species: | S. australis |
| 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 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).