Dwarf saury (Scomberesox simulans)

Scientific name: Scomberesox simulans Hubbs & Wisner, 1980

Dwarf saury (Scomberesox simulans)

The Dwarf saury (Scomberesox simulans) is a marine fish of the family Esocidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Dorsal soft rays + finlets = 14-16; Anal soft rays + finlets = 17-20.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scomberesox simulans
Family
Esocidae (Pikes)
Order
Esociformes (Pikes and Mudminnows)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Common length
9.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic, and Northeast Atlantic to eastern Indian Ocean: confined to warm-temperate or tropical waters, yet apparently antitropical. Eastern Atlantic: Portugal, the Azores and Madeira to Sierra Leone and westwards to 50?W, and from Angola to South Africa. Western Atlantic: Brazil to Uruguay. Often confused as the juvenile form of Scomberesox saurus scombroides.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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