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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyScomberesocidae
  6. genusScomberesox
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the saury

Other species in the same genus Scomberesox.

Dwarf saury

Scomberesox simulans

ScomberesocidaeNo free photo yet

Southern saury

Scomberesox scombroides

ScomberesocidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSaury vs Dwarf saurySaury vs Southern saury

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

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Saury (Scomberesox saurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scomberesox-saurus

MLA

“Saury (Scomberesox saurus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scomberesox-saurus.

BibTeX
@misc{scomberesox_saurus_2026,
  title = {Saury (Scomberesox saurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scomberesox-saurus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}