Saury
Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792)
Status not recordedbony fish
The saury (Scomberesox saurus) is a species in the family Scomberesocidae, order Beloniformes.
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Quick facts about the saury
- 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 saury live?
Not recorded
Is the saury 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 saury classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderBeloniformes
- familyScomberesocidae
- genusScomberesox
- SpeciesScomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792)
Synonyms Belone saurus, Esox brasiliensis, Esox saurus, Grammiconotus bicolor, Sayris bimaculatus, Sayris camperi, Sayris hians, Sayris maculata, Sayris recurvirostra, Sayris serrata, Scomberesox camperi, Scomberesox camperii, Scomberesox equirostrum, Scomberesox rondeletii, Scomberesox saurus saurus, Scomberesox scutellatum, Scomberesox storeri, Scombeserox saurus, Scombresox rondeleti, Scombresox rondeletii, Scombresox saurus
Other names and names in other languages (100)
- Atlantic sauryEnglish
- Atlantic saury or skipperEnglish
- Bill fishEnglish
- GarfishEnglish
- King garEnglish
- NeedlefishEnglish
- NeedlenoseEnglish
- Saurey pikeEnglish
- SaurieEnglish
- Saury pikeEnglish
- Saury-pikeEnglish
- SkipperEnglish
- Skipper garfishEnglish
- NaaldvisAfrikaans
- aguyaAsturian
- balaouBreton
- trumfauCatalan
- rohoretka ještěříCzech
- sgipiwrWelsh
- makrelgeddeDanish
- MakrelenhechtGerman
- ΛουτσοζαργάναGreek
- papardaSpanish
- makrillihaukiFinnish
- balaouFrench
- alcriqueGalician
- רמחן לטאיHebrew
- geirnefurIcelandic
- LuzzuItalian
- SairaJapanese
- KastardellaMaltese
- makrellgjeddeNorwegian Bokmål
- makreelgeepDutch
- makrellgjeddeNorwegian Nynorsk
- makrellgjeddeNorwegian
- makreloszPolish
- AgulhaoPortuguese
- Атлантическая макрелещукаRussian
- SqaymisAlbanian
- makrillgäddaSwedish
- ZurnaTurkish
- 竹刀魚Chinese
- alpabardaAsturian
- pabardaAsturian
- potacarraAsturian
- gosnikBreton
- SgipwyrWelsh
- Almindelig makrelgeddeDanish
- LoutsozarganaGreek
- Paparda Del AtlánticoSpanish
- ParpadónSpanish
- PotakarraSpanish
- RelanzonSpanish
- sauro atlánticoSpanish
- aiguille de merFrench
- Balaou atlantiqueFrench
- CasteoudeouFrench
- GastaudelaFrench
- Orphie-maquereauFrench
- VoilierFrench
- alpabarbaGalician
- xendarmeGalician
- Agora forestieraItalian
- Aguglia sairaItalian
- CastaudielluItalian
- CastaurielleItalian
- CastodelluItalian
- CaustaregliuItalian
- ChistardeddaItalian
- costardellaItalian
- CristadellaItalian
- CristareddaItalian
- CustaddeddaItalian
- CustardeddaItalian
- CustardellaItalian
- FaciulinaItalian
- Fals acrItalian
- GaggiardellaItalian
- GastardeddaItalian
- GastaurellaItalian
- GastaurielleItalian
- gastodellaItalian
- GastuarelloItalian
- HagureItalian
- LuccioItalian
- Scarpina rossaItalian
- ニシサンマJapanese
- SammaJapanese
- agulhãoPortuguese
- CatutinhoPortuguese
- MarabundoPortuguese
- RatinhoPortuguese
- Ratinho Do AltoPortuguese
- Saura-saltadoraPortuguese
- Tira-viraPortuguese
- gjylpanëzaAlbanian
- sauri atlantikAlbanian
- Uskumru TurnasıTurkish
- zarganaTurkish
- Zumbrell spanjulettTurkish
Relatives of the saury
Other species in the same genus Scomberesox.
Dwarf saury
Scomberesox simulans
Southern saury
Scomberesox scombroides
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the saury?
The saury (Scomberesox saurus) belongs to the family Scomberesocidae in the order Beloniformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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