Species FAO code: BAU

Sarda australis

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Marketing standards
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Bonite nl Boniet	–
Denmark	da Australsk pelamide	–
Greece	el Παλαμίδα Ειρηνικού	–
Hungary	hu bonitó	–
Luxembourg	de Bonito de Pelamide fr Bonites	–
Spain	es Bonito austral	–
Sweden	sv Sydbonit	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Sarda australis (Macleay, 1881)

This species is subject to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1536/92 of 9 June 1992 which defines the standard governing the marketing of preserved tuna and bonito. More

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Sarda australis (Macleay, 1881)

Scientific name

Sarda australis

Author

(Macleay, 1881)

Rank

Species

FAO code

BAU

Morphological description

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.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyScombridae
    - GenusSarda
      - SpeciesSarda australis

Synonyms

Pelamys australis Macleay, 1881
Sarda chiliensis australis (Macleay, 1881)
Pelamys schlegeli McCoy, 1888
Sarda chilensis australis (Macleay, 1881)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Sarda australis (Macleay, 1881)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1604 — Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
  - Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced
    - 1604 14 — Tuna, skipjack and bonito (Sarda spp.)
      - 1604 14 90 — Bonito (Sarda spp.)

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Sarda australis

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Troll lines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest