Scomberesox

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Scomberesox saurus saurus.jpg

| image_caption = Atlantic Saury (S. saurus)

| taxon = Scomberesox

| authority = Lacépède, 1803

| type_species = Scomberesox camperii

| type_species_authority = Lacepède, 1803

}}

Scomberesox is a genus of sauries. It is one of two in the family Scomberesocidae. The generic name Scomberesox is a compound of scomber (which is derived from the Greek skombros, meaning 'mackerel') and the Latin esox meaning pike.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/beloniformes/ | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 15 June 2019 | title= Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes) | accessdate = 3 August 2019 | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara}}