Family Scomberesocidae - Sauries
  Order
:
Scomberesocidae Scomberesocidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 2 | Species : 5 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
upper   Tertiary     Miocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Marine; epipelagic. Distribution: tropical and temperate waters. Small scales: Nanichthys and Elassichthys with 70-91 scales along midline and 107-148 in Scomberesox and Cololabis. Relatively small mouth opening. Jaws elongated into beaks, ranging from long, slender beaks to relatively short ones with lower jaw only slightly elongated. Finlets 5-7 following both dorsal and anal fins. Dorsal fin with 14-18 rays. Anal fin with 16-21 rays. Relatively small teeth. No swim bladder. Ovary unpaired in two dwarf species. Total vertebrae 54-70; precaudal 32-43. About 46 cm maximum length.
  Etymology
:
Latin, scomber = mackerel, esox = pike.
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
active
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:

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[ e.g. 9948]
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[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Scomberesocidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792)
acceptedseniornew
Esox saurus Walbaum, 1792
synonymseniororiginal
Belone saurus (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Scombeserox saurus (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymseniornew
! Scombresox saurus (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymseniornew
Esox brasiliensis Pennant, 1787
ambiguousotheroriginal
Scomberesox camperii Lacepède, 1803
synonymjuniororiginal
! Scomberesox camperi Lacepède, 1803
synonymjuniororiginal
Sayris hians Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Sayris serrata Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Sayris bimaculatus Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Sayris recurvirostra Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Sayris maculata Rafinesque, 1810
ambiguousotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Scombresox rondeletii Valenciennes, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
! Scombresox rondeleti Valenciennes, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Scomberesox scombroides (Richardson, 1843)
acceptedseniornew
Sairis scombroides Richardson, 1843
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Scomberesox saurus scomberoides (Richardson, 1843)
synonymseniornew
! Scombresox scombroides (Richardson, 1843)
synonymseniornew
Scombresox forsteri Valenciennes, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Scomberesox forsteri Valenciennes, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Scomberesox stolatus de Buen, 1959
synonymjuniororiginal
Scomberesox saurus (non Walbaum, 1792)
misappliedmisappliednew
! Scombresox saurus (non Walbaum, 1792)
misappliedmisappliednew
Scomberesox aequirostrum (non Lesueur, 1801)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Scombresox aequirostrum (non Lesueur, 1801)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Scombresox equirostrum (non Lesueur, 1801)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Scomberesox scutellatum (non Lesueur, 1821)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Cololabis saira (non Brevoort, 1856)
misappliedmisappliednew
Scomberesox simulans (Hubbs & Wisner, 1980)
acceptedseniornew
Nanichthys simulans Hubbs & Wisner, 1980
synonymseniororiginal
Scomberesox saurus (non Walbaum, 1792)
misappliedmisappliednew
Scombresox saurus (non Walbaum, 1792)
misappliedmisappliednew
Scombresox scutellatus (non Lesueur, 1821)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Cololabis saira (Brevoort, 1856)
acceptedseniornew
Scomberesox saira Brevoort, 1856
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Cololabis adoceta Böhlke, 1951
acceptedseniororiginal
! Cololabis adocetus Böhlke, 1951
synonymseniororiginal
Elassichthys adocetus (Böhlke, 1951)
synonymseniornew
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