Both sardines and saury belong to fish and are edible fish. From the appearance point of view, they also have some similarities, and the color is relatively similar. From the category, sardines and saury are osteichthyes, actinopterygii. Although they have so many similarities, but the two are not the same fish, so there are many differences, if you want to distinguish between the two, you can compare the two from many aspects.
1, the difference between families and genera: As mentioned above, sardines and saury are both Osteichthyes and Actinopterygii, but the orders and families they belong to are different. Sardines belong to Clupeiformes, Clupeidae, while saury belongs to Jaws, Sauriformes, Sauriidae, which belongs to the only fish in Sauriidae.
2. Differences in body size: Sardines and saury are similar in appearance, but they are different in body size. The body length of sardines is generally 15-30 centimeters, and the size is relatively small, without particularly large individuals. The saury is slightly larger, and some individuals can reach 35 centimeters in length.
3, origin distinction: Sardines and saury specific geographical distribution is also different. Sardines have a high temperature requirement and are distributed in lower latitudes, specifically in the south and north latitudes of 6-20 degrees. The saury is mainly distributed in the North Pacific Ocean, such as the Sea of Japan, the Bering Sea, the waters off the coast of Mexico and so on.
4. Nutritional difference: Both of them are rich in nutrition, but the specific types of nutrition are different. Sardines mainly contain phospholipids, protein, calcium and other nutrients, while sardines contain fatty acids, protein, especially unsaturated fatty acids, sardines are very rich.
