Pacific saury
📖 Overview
Adults are generally found offshore, usually near surface, in schools . Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed . Feed on small crustaceans, and eggs and larvae of fishes. May glide above the surface of the water when moving away from predators. Prey of Thunnus alalunga and other scombrids . Oviparous, with larvae neustonic . Eggs are attached to one another and to floating objects via filaments on the shell surface . Utilized dried or salted, canned and frozen; also used for fishmeal and pet food; can be pan-fried and broiled .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 15; Vertebrae: 62 - 69. Caudal fin broadly and finely forked; pectorals small, truncate, first ray notably flattened . Dark green to blue on dorsal surface, silvery below, small bright blue blotches distributed haphazardly on sides; fins on lower part of body pale, others with darkened rays . Branchiostegal rays: 12-15 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pacific saury is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Pacific saury is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 230 m . Subtropical; 67°N - 18°N, 117°E - 108°W North Pacific: Korea (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
small crustaceans, and eggs and larvae of fishes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Mackerel pike · Mackerel-pike · Pacific saury · Skipper |
| 🌍CES | sajra tichomořská |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Stillehavsmakrelgedde |
| 🇩🇪German | Kurzschnabelmakrelenhecht |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Saira |
| 🇫🇷French | Balaou du Pacific · Balaou japonais · Orphie · Samma · Saurie · Saury |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Samma · サンマ · サンマ(秋刀魚) |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 꽁치 |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Japanse makreelgeep |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Saira · sajra |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Agulhao-do-Japao · Saura-do-Pacífico |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Сайра |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | paparda del Pacífico · Parpada del Pacífico |
| 🌍UKR | Сайра тихоокеанська |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 秋刀魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scomberesox saira | Brevoort | 1856 | Synonym |
| Scombresox brevirostris | Peters | 1866 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 106 records indexed .
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