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Family: Scomberesocidae Sauries



(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Eastern Pacific. Highly
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
Cololabis adocetus Böhlke, 1951

Photo by American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
 
Cololabis adocetus
[Saury]

Photo by Miyahara, H.

North Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Cololabis saira (Brevoort, 1856)

Photo by Miyahara, H.
 
Cololabis saira
[Pacific saury]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Arctic (Ref. 43202). Nor
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Scomberesox saurus
[Atlantic saury]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Scomberesox scombroides (Richardson, 1843)

Photo by SFSA
 
Scomberesox scombroides
[King gar]

Photo by SFSA

Southwest Atlantic, and N
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Scomberesox simulans (Hubbs & Wisner, 1980)

Photo by SFSA
 
Scomberesox simulans
[Dwarf saury]
5 Species of Family Scomberesocidae
(Sauries)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1951 Cololabis adocetus Saury Eastern Pacific. Highly 5.1 SL
1856 Cololabis saira Pacific saury North Pacific 40 SL
1792 Scomberesox saurus Atlantic saury Arctic (Ref. 43202). Nor 50 TL
1843 Scomberesox scombroides King gar Atlantic, Indian and Paci 50 SL
1980 Scomberesox simulans Dwarf saury Southwest Atlantic, and N 13 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013