''Scomberesox'' is a
genus
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of
sauries. It is one of two in the family Scomberesocidae. The generic name ''Scomberesox'' is a compound of ''scomber'' (which is derived from the
Greek
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''skombros'', meaning '
mackerel
Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment.
...
') and the
Latin
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''esox'' meaning
pike.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Scomberesox saurus
The Atlantic saury (''Scomberesox saurus'') is a fish of the family Scomberesocidae found in the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada south to Bermuda and North Carolina in the western Atlantic and from Iceland to Morocc ...
''
(Walbaum, 1792) (Atlantic saury)
* ''
Scomberesox scombroides''
( J. Richardson, 1843) (King gar)
* ''
Scomberesox simulans''
( C. L. Hubbs & Wisner, 1980) (Dwarf saury)
References
Scomberesocidae
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