Two species were identified in this family: Saury Scomberesox saurus, a New Zealand species, and Pacific Saury Cololabis saira not usually found in New Zealand waters and therefore extralimital.
Saury: is also called Ocean piper or Needle fish, and is widespread in New Zealand and can grow to 50cm. It is found from the ocean surface to a depth of about 30m and can occur in schools at or near the surface.
Source: McMillan et al. 2019Pacific saury: is a pelagic schooling fish found in the North Pacific from China, Korea and Japan eastward to the Gulf of Alaska and southward to sub-tropical Mexico. It can grow up to 40cm.
Source: Pacific saury swimming in their natural pelagic environment. Source: BioLib / Cololabis saira (Pacific Saury) | BioLib.cz