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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 Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | 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 Sinh thái học

Biển; Ở đại duơng, biển (Ref. 51243); Mức độ sâu 0 - 230 m (Ref. 9339).   Subtropical; 67°N - 18°N, 117°E - 108°W (Ref. 54338)

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