saury

Scomberesox saurus

Fifty Centimeters Scomberesocid Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

Tropical
Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Europe
North America
Polar regions
Medium
Tropical fish

The Atlantic saury (Scomberesox saurus) is a fish of the family Scomberesocidae found in the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada south to Bermuda and North Carolina in the western Atlantic and from Iceland to Morocco in the eastern Atlantic, it is also found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea and the Aegean Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Needlefishes, Halfbeaks, and Allies
Family: Scomberesocidae
Genus: Scomberesox
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Arctic (Ref. 43202 ). North Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, Norway and Denmark (rarely), along British Isles into Baltic Sea and throughout the Mediterranean, Adriatic and Aegean seas to Morocco. Western Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada to North Carolina, USA and Bermuda (Ref. 7251 ). Highly migratory species.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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