The Australian Bonito has a fusiform body and a forked caudal fin. There are three keels on the caudal peduncle and two dorsal fins separated by a small gap. There are dark stripes on the upper and lower sides of the body. It grows to about 1 m in length.
This species is usually seen swimming in schools. It feeds on smaller fishes.
The Australian Bonito occurs in temperate marine waters of Australia and New Zealand.
In Australia it is known from southern Queensland to southern Victoria and eastern Tasmania.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
The Australian Bonito is also known as the Bunny, Common Bonito, Horse Mackerel, Little Bonito, Skipjack, and Striped Bonito.
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