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Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792)

Atlantic saury
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Scomberesocidae (Sauries)
Etymology: Scomberesox: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Esox, the old name for "pike" (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 6531). Subtropical; 66°N - 22°S, 98°W - 36°E

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Arctic (Ref. 43202). North Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, Norway and Denmark (rarely), along British Isles into Baltic Sea and throughout the Mediterranean, Adriatic and Aegean seas to Morocco. Western Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada to North Carolina, USA and Bermuda (Ref. 7251). Highly migratory species.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 26.5, range 25 - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251); common length : 32.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Oceanic, schooling and gregarious. Occasionally shoals close to shore in large numbers (Ref. 9987). Feeds on zooplankton and fish larvae (Ref. 9987); food also includes fish eggs and small fishes (Ref. 5951). Preyed upon by fish, including tunas, marlin bluefish and cod (Ref. 9987); also pollock, dolphins and porpoises (Ref. 5951). It is an under-exploited fish in many parts of its range and suitable for canning and other inexpensive uses (Ref. 9987). Often leap of the water when chased by enemies (Ref. 35388).

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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Presence of asynchronous oocyte development in the ovaries (Ref. 109439).

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Wisner, R.L., 1990. Scomberesocidae. p. 598-603. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6531)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 July 2012

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: occasionally
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 6.5 - 22, mean 14.4 °C (based on 7800 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6562   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00214 (0.00103 - 0.00444), b=3.10 (2.90 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 1.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assusming tm=2-4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 173 [62, 370] mg/100g; Iron = 1.55 [0.80, 3.76] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [15.9, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.332 [0.154, 0.936] g/100g; Selenium = 22.7 [10.7, 47.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16.3 [5.3, 58.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.71 [0.48, 1.07] mg/100g (wet weight);