The saury (''Cololabis adocetus'') is a species of fish that is a member of the family
Scomberesocidae
Sauries are fish of the family (biology), family Scomberesocidae. There are two Genus, genera, each containing two species. The name ''Scomberesocidae'' is derived from ''scomber'' (which in turn is derived from the Greek language, Greek ''skomb ...
, or the saury family. It is widespread in the Eastern
Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ...
in the surface waters, typically remaining in the top 50 centimeters of the water column - although it can be found at depths of up to 1 meter.
It can grow to a length of about 5 centimeters.
The saury generally lives in waters between 5 and 12 degrees Celsius.
The saury is a highly migratory fish.
See also
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Pacific saury
The Pacific saury (''Cololabis saira'') is species of fish in the family Scomberesocidae. Saury is a seafood in several East Asian cuisines and is also known by the name mackerel pike.
Biology
Saury is a fish with a small mouth, an elongat ...
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Commercial fish
Fish of the Pacific Ocean
Fish described in 1951
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