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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Cololabis saira

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopteri

Order

Beloniformes

Family

Scomberesocidae

Genus

Cololabis

Species

Cololabis saira

Actinopteri🥩 Carnivore

Pacific saury

Cololabis saira (Pacific saury · サンマ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

40cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

180g · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Surface waters of the open North Pacific, a cold-water fish species migrating with cold currents

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its maximum length of 40 cm is almost the same as the long side of an A3 sheet of paper (42 cm) (Comparison).
💡 Its maximum weight of 180 g is similar to the weight of three eggs (about 60 g each) (Comparison).
💡 According to FishBase, it is a major commercial fish used dried, salted, canned, or frozen.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)27

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#꽁치#Cololabis saira

📖 1. Overview

The Pacific saury is a slender, elongated marine fish that migrates seasonally in schools following cold waters in the North Pacific. It can be seen along all coasts of Korea.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body is slender and long with a pointed snout, and its lower jaw is slightly longer than its upper jaw. Its back is dark green to blue, its belly is silver, and bright blue spots are scattered along its sides.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

Adults form schools near the sea surface and feed on small crustaceans as well as fish eggs and larvae. When chased, they may glide above the water surface, and their eggs attach to one another and to floating objects by thread-like filaments.