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Cololabis is a genus of sauries found in the eastern and northern Pacific Ocean. The name is derived from the Greek word kolos, meaning 'short', and the Latin word labis, meaning 'forceps', referring to the short beak of the type species Scombresox brevirostris.

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderBeloniformes
  5. FamilyScomberesocidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded15,973

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
33
Family
Scomberesocidae
Collections
LACM, CAS, ANSP, BPBM
Recorded in
Mexico, United States

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Scomberesocidae
Image
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taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Cololabis
taxon name
Cololabis
topic's main category
Category:Cololabis
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Encyclopedic overview

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Cololabis is a genus of sauries found in the eastern and northern Pacific Ocean. The name is derived from the Greek word kolos, meaning 'short', and the Latin word labis, meaning 'forceps', referring to the short beak of the type species Scombresox brevirostris.

==Species== There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Cololabis adocetus J. E. Böhlke, 1951 (Saury) Cololabis saira Brevoort, 1856 (Pacific saury)

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