Australian Bonito
Sarda australis
- Group: Tuna
- Max size: 1.8 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A fast swimming member of the tuna family, the Australian bonito schools by size and matures through the first months of the year. Its light coloured flesh has a delicate flavour, and the fish reaches a sizeable 180 centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Scombriformes › Scombridae › Sarda
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 273809.
FAQ
- Is the Australian Bonito dangerous to divers?
- The Australian Bonito is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Australian Bonito get?
- The Australian Bonito grows to about 1.8 m.