Pacific saury: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Pacific saury Cololabis saira

Where the Pacific saury lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 11,170 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map

Scientific name	Cololabis saira
Group	Bony fish
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Beloniformes
Family	Scomberesocidae

Where does the Pacific saury live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Pacific saury in 3 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Pacific saury?

The Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) is a ray-finned fish in the order Beloniformes and the family Scomberesocidae, genus Cololabis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Pacific saury

The Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) is species of fish in the family Scomberesocidae. Saury is a seafood in several East Asian cuisines and is also known by the name mackerel pike.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pacific saury (revision 1354856741), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1195079 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).