Leaping Bonito (species: Cybiosarda elegans) in Sydney Marine Life (Gaia Guide)
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Cybiosarda elegans
Leaping Bonito


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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Scombridae
Genus Cybiosarda
Species Cybiosarda elegans

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 45 cm and averaging 35 cm (FL)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


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Distribution and habitat preferences

An epipelagic, near coastal species that forms schools of several hundred individuals. During midwinter months, sizeable schools move inshore to feed.

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References

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.