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Cololabis saira (Brevoort, 1856)

Pacific saury
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Japan country information

Common names: Sanma
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Sokolovskaya, T.G., A.S. Sokolovskii and E.I. Sobolevskii, 1998
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Shimoda (no types known) (Ref. 51648). Recorded from Goto Island off Kyushu (Ref. 11445); also occurs in the Sea of Japan and southern Sea of Okhotsk, moving northwards in summer and southwards in late autumn (Ref. 39882). Also Ref. 2850, 5530, 9988. Esteemed food fish (Ref. 9137).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Tanaka, S., 1935
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Balaou du Japon, Paparda del Pacífico, Сайра, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Scomberesocidae (Sauries)
Etymology: Cololabis: Greek, kolos = short, truncated + Latin, labia = lips (Ref. 45335);  saira: From the Japanese word 'saira' meaning spear (Ref. 6885).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά); ωκεανόδρομο(ς) (Ref. 51243); εύρος βάθους 0 - 230 m (Ref. 9339).   Subtropical; 67°N - 18°N, 117°E - 108°W (Ref. 54338)

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North Pacific: Korea (Ref. 37630) and Japan eastward to Gulf of Alaska and southward to Mexico. Highly migratory species.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm 23.7, range 25 - 28 cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 39882); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 180.00 g (Ref. 56527); μεγ. αναφερόμενη ηλικία: 4 έτη (Ref. 72462)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 0; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 9 - 12; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 12 - 15; Σπόνδυλοι: 62 - 69. Caudal fin broadly and finely forked; pectorals small, truncate, first ray notably flattened (Ref. 6885). Dark green to blue on dorsal surface, silvery below, small bright blue blotches distributed haphazardly on sides; fins on lower part of body pale, others with darkened rays (Ref. 6885). Branchiostegal rays: 12-15 (Ref. 36573).

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Adults are generally found offshore, usually near surface, in schools (Ref. 2850). Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115). Feed on small crustaceans, and eggs and larvae of fishes. May glide above the surface of the water when moving away from predators. Prey of Thunnus alalunga and other scombrids (Ref. 9339). Oviparous, with larvae neustonic (Ref. 36573). Eggs are attached to one another and to floating objects via filaments on the shell surface (Ref. 36573). Utilized dried or salted, canned and frozen; also used for fishmeal and pet food; can be pan-fried and broiled (Ref. 9988).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

Oviparous (Ref. 36573).

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

αλιεία: πολύ εμπορικό
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.6 - 14.8, mean 8 (based on 99 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7812   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00240 (0.00125 - 0.00462), b=3.15 (2.97 - 3.33), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.44 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (K=0.3-0.6; tmax=2).
Prior r = 0.94, 95% CL = 0.62 - 1.41, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.