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Bung

Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843

Status not recordedbony fish

The bung (Trachurus novaezelandiae) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the bung

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bung live?

Not recorded

Is the bung endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bung classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusTrachurus
  7. SpeciesTrachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843

Synonyms Trachurus mccullochi

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • ChowEnglish
  • Horse mackerelEnglish
  • Jack mackerelEnglish
  • Mcculloch's yellowtailEnglish
  • ScadEnglish
  • Southern yellowtail scadEnglish
  • YakkaEnglish
  • Yellow-tail scadEnglish
  • YellowtailEnglish
  • Yellowtail ChowEnglish
  • Yellowtail horse mackerelEnglish
  • Yellowtail mackerelEnglish
  • Yellowtail scadEnglish
  • kranas novozélandskýCzech
  • Newzealandsk hestemakrelDanish
  • Neuseeland-PferdemakreleGerman
  • Charrito de Cola AmarilloSpanish
  • ニュージランドマアジJapanese
  • HautureMāori
  • Cavala-de-cauda-amarelaPortuguese
  • Новозеландская ставридаRussian
  • 新西兰竹荚鱼Chinese
  • Gelbschwanz-PferdemakreleGerman
  • 紐西蘭竹筴魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bung

Other species in the same genus Trachurus.

Common scad

Trachurus mediterraneus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Inca scad

Trachurus murphyi

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Scad

Trachurus picturatus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Scad

Trachurus symmetricus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBung vs Atlantic horse mackerelBung vs Common scadBung vs Japanese jack mackerelBung vs Inca scad

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the bung?

The bung (Trachurus novaezelandiae) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bung (Trachurus novaezelandiae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bung

MLA

“Bung (Trachurus novaezelandiae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bung.

BibTeX
@misc{bung_2026,
  title = {Bung (Trachurus novaezelandiae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bung},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}