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Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792)
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Bill Fish; Billfish; Saurie; Saury; Skipper; Scomberesox camperii Lacépède, 1803; Esox saurus Walbaum, 1792; Atlantic Saury

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Scomberesox saurus, Atlantic saury : fisheries, bait
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Scomberesox saurus ( Walbaum , 1792 )

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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: L m 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 ).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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





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Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: occasionally FAO - Fisheries: landings ; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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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 ):  PD 50 = 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);

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