Saury

Not to be confused with Pacific saury.

The saury (Cololabis adocetus) is a species of fish that is a member of the family Scomberesocidae, or the saury family. It is widespread in the Eastern Pacific in the surface waters, typically remaining in the top 50 centimeters of the water column - although it can be found at depths of up to 1 meter.^[2] It can grow to a length of about 5 centimeters.^[2] The saury generally lives in waters between 5 and 12 degrees Celsius.^[2] The saury is a highly migratory fish.^[3]

Saury
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Scomberesocidae
Genus:	Cololabis
Species:	C. adocetus
Binomial name
Cololabis adocetus J.E. Böhlke, 1951[1]
Synonyms
Elassichthys adocetus (J.E. Böhlke, 1951)

See also

• Pacific saury