FB-9027 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9027 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Beloniformes Scomberesocidae Scomberesox Scomberesox scombroides (Richardson, 1843) Saurie Atlantischer makrelenhecht Makrelenhecht Atlantic saury Billfish King gar Saury South Pacific saury Balaou atlantique Balaou espadon Hashinaga-sanma Aguja Agujilla Agujilla punto figo Espadita Paparda del Atlántico Pez aguja Sardina japonesa Sauri 南方竹刀魚 南方竹刀鱼 福氏竹刀魚 福氏竹刀鱼 Cololabis saira (non Brevoort, 1856) Sairis scombroides Richardson, 1843 Scomberesox aequirostrum (non Lesueur, 1801) Scomberesox forsteri Valenciennes, 1846 Scomberesox saurus (non Walbaum, 1792) Scomberesox saurus scomberoides (Richardson, 1843) Scomberesox saurus scombroides (Richardson, 1843) Scomberesox scutellatum (non Lesueur, 1821) Scomberesox stolatus de Buen, 1959 Scombresox aequirostrum (non Lesueur, 1801) Scombresox equirostrum (non Lesueur, 1801) Scombresox forsteri Valenciennes, 1846 Scombresox saurus (non Walbaum, 1792) Scombresox scombroides (Richardson, 1843) 1994-03-06 2017-04-04 Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. 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(Ref. 97648) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) FB-GeneralDescr-9027 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-06 00:00:00 2025-10-27 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9027 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size An epipelagic, gregarious species. Occurs in surface waters of the open sea; occasionally enters bays and inlets (Ref. 9563). Flesh is highly esteemed (Ref. 6617) but large schools are too sporadic to be of commercial importance (Ref. 6531). Feeds on small planktonic organisms, preyed upon by yellowfin tuna, Cape gunnets, marine mammals. Migrates from spawning areas to cool temperate and plankton-rich waters (Ref. 36731). 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9027 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-21 00:00:00 2000-04-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9027 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Presence of toothless bill-like jaws, and finlets posterior to the dorsal and anal fins. Smith, M.M. 1986 Scomberesocidae. p. 387-388. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6617) FB-Morphology-9027 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-21 00:00:00 2000-04-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9027 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 12 - 14; Vertebrae: 64 - 68 Smith, M.M. 1986 Scomberesocidae. p. 387-388. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6617) FB-Distribution-9027 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-06 00:00:00 2023-09-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9027 Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: generally circumglobal in temperate waters of the southern hemisphere. More common between 30°-40°S, but more northerly to 15°S near Africa and to near equator off Ecuador along South American west coast (particularly the young and juveniles). Highly migratory species. 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) FB-Uses-9027 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-06 00:00:00 2025-10-27 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9027 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually; price category: unknown; price reliability: Smith, M.M. 1986 Scomberesocidae. p. 387-388. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6617) Smith, M.M. 1986 Scomberesocidae. p. 387-388. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6617) FB-Migration-9027 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-06 00:00:00 2025-10-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9027 Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. Maguire, J.-J., M. Sissenwine, J. Csirke, R. Grainger and S. Garcia 2006 The state of world highly migratory, straddling and other high seas fishery resources and associated species. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 495. Rome: FAO. 84p. (Ref. 87829) FB-TrophicStrategy-9027 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Juan Rubio 1995-04-15 00:00:00 2000-12-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public scombroides http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Forms schools. Mainly diurnal (Ref. 9100). Has been known to occur in temperatures ranging from 10-22°C and salinity of about 34 ppt (Ref. 9101). Guillén, V. 1991 Algunos aspectos biologicos de la agujilla (<i>Scomberesox saurus scombroides</i>) en la zona sur del Peru (17° - 18° S). Boletin de Lima, 74:29-38. (Ref. 9100) FB-Size-9027 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-06 00:00:00 2025-10-27 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9027 50.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 6531)) 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) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-9027 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-06 00:00:00 2025-10-27 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9027 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 87829); brackish; marine; depth range 0 - ? m Maguire, J.-J., M. Sissenwine, J. Csirke, R. Grainger and S. Garcia 2006 The state of world highly migratory, straddling and other high seas fishery resources and associated species. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 495. Rome: FAO. 84p. (Ref. 87829)