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Sarda australis (Macleay, 1881)

Australian bonito
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> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Sarda: Latin and Greek, sarda = sardine; name related to the island of Sardinia (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Macleay.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243). Subtropical; 23°S - 48°S, 141°E - 180°E (Ref. 168)

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Southwest Pacific: southeastern Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 180 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40637); common length : 45.0 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 168); peso máximo publicado: 9.4 kg (Ref. 168)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 17 - 19; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 13 - 18; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 14 - 17; Vértebra: 45 - 46. Mouth moderately large. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Swim bladder absent. Laminae of olfactory rosette 21 to 39. Spleen large and prominent in lateral view. Liver with elongate left and right lobes and a short middle lobe. Body completely covered with very small scales posterior to the corselet. Dorsal stripe closer to being horizontal than in other species of Sarda and extending up to the belly in some specimens.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Schooling by size and maturing from January through April. Flesh is light-colored of delicate flavor and good canning quality.

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Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Collette, Bruce B. | Colaboradores

Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2):137 p. (Ref. 168)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 November 2021

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; pesca deportiva: si; carnada: usually
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 13.9 - 19.7, mean 14.9 °C (based on 107 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00464 - 0.01966), b=3.05 (2.88 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 25.3 [13.7, 43.2] mg/100g; Iron = 2.22 [1.25, 3.92] mg/100g; Protein = 20.9 [19.7, 22.0] %; Omega3 = 0.327 [0.152, 0.685] g/100g; Selenium = 36.4 [17.6, 64.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.4 [4.3, 32.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.386 [0.286, 0.581] mg/100g (wet weight);