What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Atlantic saury been recorded?

Scomberesox saurus occurrence evidence comes from 23,501 records in 30 countries and territories, from 1867 to 2024. Most records come from Canada.

BeloniformesScomberesocidaeScomberesox

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

23,501 records across 30 countries and territories, 1867–2024.

Scomberesox saurus · GBIF taxon key 2369272

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.

1 month reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18672024

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Atlantic saury has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Atlantic saury. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Canada 23,031
United States 206
Bermuda 50
Portugal 41
Chile 31
Peru 19
Australia 16
Netherlands 16
Italy 7
Nicaragua 7
France 4
South Africa 4
Colombia 3
Spain 3
Ireland 3
Costa Rica 2
Germany 2
Namibia 2
Panama 2
Bahamas 1
Cabo Verde 1
Honduras 1
Morocco 1
Norfolk Island 1
French Polynesia 1
Sweden 1
French Southern Territories 1
Tajikistan 1
Uruguay 1
Uzbekistan 1
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.