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Skipper

Cololabis saira (Brevoort, 1856)

Status not recordedbony fish

The skipper (Cololabis saira) is a species in the family Scomberesocidae, order Beloniformes.

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Quick facts about the skipper

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 skipper live?

Not recorded

Is the skipper 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 skipper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBeloniformes
  5. familyScomberesocidae
  6. genusCololabis
  7. SpeciesCololabis saira (Brevoort, 1856)

Synonyms Scomberesox saira, Scombresox brevirostris

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Pacific sauryEnglish
  • sajra tichomořskáCzech
  • StillehavsmakrelgeddeDanish
  • paparda del PacíficoSpanish
  • sairaFinnish
  • balaou japonaisFrench
  • サンマJapanese
  • 꽁치Korean
  • Japanse makreelgeepDutch
  • sajraPolish
  • Saura-do-PacíficoPortuguese
  • СайраRussian
  • Сайра тихоокеанськаUkrainian
  • 秋刀魚Chinese
  • サンマ(秋刀魚)Japanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the skipper

Other species in the same genus Cololabis.

Lancet saury

Cololabis adoceta

ScomberesocidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSkipper vs Lancet saury

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the skipper?

The skipper (Cololabis saira) 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). Skipper (Cololabis saira). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/skipper

MLA

“Skipper (Cololabis saira).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/skipper.

BibTeX
@misc{skipper_2026,
  title = {Skipper (Cololabis saira)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/skipper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}