Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)

Scientific name: Cololabis saira Brevoort, 1856

Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)

The Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) is a marine fish of the family Esocidae.

Biology

Adults are generally found offshore, usually near surface, in schools. Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed. Feed on small crustaceans, and eggs and larvae of fishes. May glide above the surface of the water when moving away from predators. Prey of Thunnus alalunga and other scombrids. Oviparous, with larvae neustonic. Eggs are attached to one another and to floating objects via filaments on the shell surface. Utilized dried or salted, canned and frozen; also used for fishmeal and pet food; can be pan-fried and broiled.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cololabis saira
Family
Esocidae (Pikes)
Order
Esociformes (Pikes and Mudminnows)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Depth range
0–230 m (0–755 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 230 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North Pacific: Korea and Japan eastward to Gulf of Alaska and southward to Mexico. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.3-0.6; tmax=2)

Sources

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

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