Carangidae
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Carangidae is a family of fish which includes the jacks, pompano
s, jack mackerels, and scads.
They are marine fish found in the Atlantic, Indian
and Pacific Ocean
s. Most species are fast-swimming predatory fishes that hunt in the waters above reef
s and in the open sea; some dig in the sea floor for invertebrates.
The largest fish in the family, the Greater amberjack
, Seriola dumerili, grows up to 2 m in length; most fish in the family reach a maximum length of 25–100 cm.
The family contains many important commercial and game fish, notably the Pacific jack mackerel
, Trachurus symmetricus, and the other jack mackerels in the genus Trachurus
.
Many genera have fairly extensive fossil records, particularly Caranx and Seriola, which extend into the early Paleogene
(late Thanetian
), and are known from whole and incomplete specimens, skeletal fragments, and otolith
s. There are several extinct
genera, including Archaeus
, Pseudovomer
, and Eastmanalepes
.
Pompano
Pompanos are marine fishes in the Trachinotus genus of the Carangidae family . Pompano may also refer to various other, similarly shaped members of Carangidae, or the order Perciformes. Their appearance is deep bodied and mackerel-like, typically silver and toothless with a forked tail and...
s, jack mackerels, and scads.
They are marine fish found in the Atlantic, Indian
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
and Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
s. Most species are fast-swimming predatory fishes that hunt in the waters above reef
Reef
In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....
s and in the open sea; some dig in the sea floor for invertebrates.
The largest fish in the family, the Greater amberjack
Greater amberjack
The Greater amberjack is a jack of the genus Seriola. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian coasts, living usually between 20 and 70 m of depth...
, Seriola dumerili, grows up to 2 m in length; most fish in the family reach a maximum length of 25–100 cm.
The family contains many important commercial and game fish, notably the Pacific jack mackerel
Pacific jack mackerel
The Pacific jack mackerel,Trachurus symmetricus , is an abundant species of pelagic marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae...
, Trachurus symmetricus, and the other jack mackerels in the genus Trachurus
Trachurus
Jack mackerels are marine fishes in the Trachurus genus of the Carangidae family. The type species of the genus is the Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek word trachys, meaning "rough", and the Greek word oura, meaning "tail"...
.
Many genera have fairly extensive fossil records, particularly Caranx and Seriola, which extend into the early Paleogene
Paleogene
The Paleogene is a geologic period and system that began 65.5 ± 0.3 and ended 23.03 ± 0.05 million years ago and comprises the first part of the Cenozoic Era...
(late Thanetian
Thanetian
The Thanetian is, in the ICS' Geologic timescale, the latest age or uppermost stratigraphic stage of the Paleocene Epoch or series. It spans the time between and . The Thanetian is preceded by the Selandian age and followed by the Ypresian age...
), and are known from whole and incomplete specimens, skeletal fragments, and otolith
Otolith
An otolith, , also called statoconium or otoconium is a structure in the saccule or utricle of the inner ear, specifically in the vestibular labyrinth of vertebrates. The saccule and utricle, in turn, together make the otolith organs. They are sensitive to gravity and linear acceleration...
s. There are several extinct
Extinction
In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
genera, including Archaeus
Archaeus
Archaeus is a prehistoric genus of jackfish from the Paleogene of Europe. The oldest species, A. oblongus is from the late/terminal Thanetian epoch of Paleocene Turkmenistan, and the last species, A. glarisianus and possibly A...
, Pseudovomer
Pseudovomer
Pseudovomer minutus is an extinct species of prehistoric carangid similar to the modern day Lookdown, Selene vomer, that lived during the Messinian subepoch of what is now Sicily.-See also:* Prehistoric fish* List of prehistoric bony fish...
, and Eastmanalepes
Eastmanalepes
Eastmanalepes primaevus is an extinct species of prehistoric jack fish that lived from the Lutetian epoch, of what is now Monte Bolca, Italy. It was originally described as a species of the jackfish genus Caranx, of which it has a superficially similar outline to...
.
Species
There are about 151 extant species in thirty genera:- Genus AlectisAlectisAlectis is a genus of fish in the family Carangidae containing three extant species, all of which are large marine fishes. They are commonly known as threadfish, diamond trevallies and occasionally pompanos, although they have no close affiliation with the true pompano genus.-Taxonomy:Alectis is...
- African threadfishAfrican threadfishThe African threadfish, Alectis alexandrinus, is a large species of marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is distributed along the coast of tropical Africa in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, extending to the Mediterranean Sea. Adults live predominantly in shallow waters shallower...
, Alectis alexandrinus (Geoffroy Saint-HilaireÉtienne Geoffroy Saint-HilaireÉtienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire was a French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition". He was a colleague of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and expanded and defended Lamarck's evolutionary theories...
, 1817). - African pompanoAfrican pompanoThe African pompano, Alectis ciliaris, is a widely distributed species of tropical marine fish in the Jack family, Carangidae. The species is found in tropical waters worldwide, with adults often inhabiting coastlines while juveniles are usually pelagic, floating with ocean currents...
, Alectis ciliaris (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1787).
- Indian threadfishIndian threadfishThe Indian threadfish, Alectis indicus, is a large species of coastal marine fish of the jack family, Carangidae. The species is widespread in the waters of the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean, ranging from east Africa to India, Asia, Indonesia and Australia...
, Alectis indicus (RuppellEduard RüppellWilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell was a German naturalist and explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
, 1830).
- African threadfish
- Genus AlepesAlepesAlepes is a genus containing five extant species of tropical marine fishes in the jack family, Carangidae. They are commonly known as scads, a term applied to many genera of carangid fishes. Their body form, however, differs from these other scads by being much more ovate in shape, more similar to...
- Smallmouth scadSmallmouth scadThe smallmouth scad, Alepes apercna , is a species of tropical marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species is endemic to northern Australia, inhabiting primarily inshore waters...
, Alepes apercna Grant, 1987. - Shrimp scadShrimp scadThe shrimp scad, Alepes djedaba , is a species of widespread tropical marine fish of the jack family, Carangidae...
, Alepes djedaba (ForsskålPeter ForsskålPeter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775). - Razorbelly scadRazorbelly scadThe razorbelly scad, Alepes kleinii is a small species of tropical marine fish in the Jack family, Carangidae. The species inhabits coastal waters in the Indo-Pacific, from Pakistan in the west to Japan and Australia in the east, often found over reefs...
, Alepes kleinii (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1793). - Blackfin scadBlackfin scadThe blackfin scad, Alepes melanoptera, is a species of tropical marine fish of the jack family Carangidae. The species inhabits inshore waters throughout the Indo-Pacific region, although is rare in the western Indian Ocean...
, Alepes melanoptera Swainson, 1839. - Herring scadHerring scadThe herring scad, Alepes vari , is a common species of tropical marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species inhabits the surface waters of coastal regions throughout the Indo-West Pacific region, feeding on a variety of crustaceans and small fishes...
, Alepes vari (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833).
- Smallmouth scad
- Genus AtropusAtropusAtropus is a generic name that may refer to:* The Cleftbelly trevally, Atropus atropos, a fish species of which the genus is monotypic.* Atropoides, a pitviper genus for which Atropus is a junior synonym....
- Cleftbelly trevallyCleftbelly trevallyThe cleftbelly trevally, Atropus atropos is a species of tropical marine fish of the jack family, Carangidae. The species inhabits coastal waters throughout the Indo-West Pacific region from South Africa in the west to Japan in the east, often found near the water's surface...
, Atropus atropos (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
& SchneiderJohann Gottlob SchneiderJohann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German classicist and naturalist.-Biography:Schneider was born at Collm in Saxony...
, 1801).
- Cleftbelly trevally
- Genus Atule
- Yellowtail scadYellowtail scadThe yellowtail scad, Atule mate , is an abundant species of small inshore marine fish of the jack family, Carangidae. The species is widespread in the Indo-Pacific region from east Africa in the west to Hawaii in the east, extending north to Japan and south to Australia...
, Atule mate (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833).
- Yellowtail scad
- Genus Campogramma
- VadigoVadigoThe vadigo, Campogramma glaycos , is a species of medium sized coastal marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is distributed throughout the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles in the north to Senegal in the south, also entering the western Mediterranean Sea...
, Campogramma glaycos (Lacépède, 1801).
- Vadigo
- Genus CarangoidesCarangoidesCarangoides is a genus of tropical to subtropical marine fishes in the jack family, Carangidae. They are small to large sized, deep bodied fish characterised by a certain gill raker and jaw morphology, often appearing very similar to jacks in the genus Caranx...
- Longfin trevallyLongfin trevallyThe longfin trevally, Carangoides armatus , is a species of inshore marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is common in tropical to subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, ranging from South Africa in the west to Japan in the east, typically inhabiting inshore reefs and bays...
, Carangoides armatus (RüppellEduard RüppellWilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell was a German naturalist and explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
, 1830). - Orangespotted trevallyOrangespotted trevallyThe orangespotted trevally, Carangoides bajad is a species of inshore marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is fairly common in tropical to subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, ranging from Madagascar in the west to Japan in the east, typically inhabiting inshore reefs...
, Carangoides bajad (ForsskålPeter ForsskålPeter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775). - Yellow jackYellow jackThe yellow jack, Carangoides bartholomaei , is a species of offshore marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. It is one of only two representatives of its genus present in the Atlantic Ocean, inhabiting waters off the east coast of the Americas from Massachusetts in the north to Brazil in the...
, Carangoides bartholomaei (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833). - Longnose trevallyLongnose trevallyThe longnose trevally, Carangoides chrysophrys , is a species of inshore marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae...
, Carangoides chrysophrys (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833). - Carangoides ciliariusCarangoides ciliariusCarangoides ciliarius is a dubious species of marine fish in the jack and horse mackerel family, Carangidae. The validity of the species has been questioned by a number of authors, with many concluding it is a synonym of the similar Carangoides armatus, commonly known as the longfin trevally...
(RüppellEduard RüppellWilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell was a German naturalist and explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
, 1830). - Coastal trevallyCoastal trevallyThe coastal trevally, Carangoides coeruleopinnatus is a species of inshore marine fish in the jack family Carangidae...
, Carangoides coeruleopinnatus (RüppellEduard RüppellWilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell was a German naturalist and explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
, 1830). - Shadow trevallyShadow trevallyThe shadow trevally, Carangoides dinema is a species of inshore marine fish in the jack family Carangidae...
, Carangoides dinema BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1851. - Whitefin trevallyWhitefin trevallyThe whitefin trevally, Carangoides equula is a species of deep water offshore fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species inhabits the tropical to temperate waters of the Indo-pacific and Central Pacific, ranging from South Africa in the west to Hawaii in the east...
, Carangoides equula (TemminckCoenraad Jacob TemminckCoenraad Jacob Temminck was a Dutch aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death. His Manuel d'ornithologie, ou Tableau systematique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe was the standard work on European birds...
& SchlegelHermann SchlegelHermann Schlegel was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.-Early life and education:Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated Schlegel's interest in natural history...
, 1844). - Blue trevallyBlue trevallyThe blue trevally, Carangoides ferdau is a common widespread species of pelagic marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae...
, Carangoides ferdau (ForsskålPeter ForsskålPeter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775). - Yellowspotted trevallyYellowspotted trevallyThe yellowspotted trevally, Carangoides fulvoguttatus is a widespread species of large inshore marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The yellowspotted trevally inhabits the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-west Pacific region, from South Africa in the west to Japan and Australia in...
, Carangoides fulvoguttatus (ForsskålPeter ForsskålPeter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775). - BludgerBludger (fish)The bludger, Carangoides gymnostethus , is a widespread species of large marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae...
, Carangoides gymnostethus (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833). - Bumpnose trevallyBumpnose trevallyThe bumpnose trevally, Carangoides hedlandensis is a species of relatively small inshore marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae...
, Carangoides hedlandensis (Whitley, 1934). - Duskyshoulder trevallyDuskyshoulder trevallyThe duskyshoulder trevally, Carangoides humerosus , is a species of small inshore marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The duskyshoulder trevally is distributed through the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans, ranging from eastern India to northern Australia and Taiwan...
, Carangoides humerosus (McCulloch, 1915). - Malabar trevallyMalabar trevallyThe Malabar trevally, Carangoides malabaricus, is a species of large inshore marine fish of the jack family, Carangidae...
, Carangoides malabaricus (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
& SchneiderJohann Gottlob SchneiderJohann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German classicist and naturalist.-Biography:Schneider was born at Collm in Saxony...
, 1801). - Coachwhip trevallyCoachwhip trevallyThe coachwhip trevally, Carangoides oblongus is a species of inshore marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae. The coachwhip trevally is distributed through the Indo-west Pacific region, ranging from South Africa in the west to Fiji and Japan in the east...
, Carangoides oblongus (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833). - Island trevallyIsland trevallyThe island trevally, Carangoides orthogrammus , is a widespread species of offshore marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae...
, Carangoides orthogrammus (JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& Gilbert, 1882).
- Threadfin jackThreadfin jackThe threadfin jack, Carangoides otrynter , is a species of coastal marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species inhabits the tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California in the north, south to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands...
, Carangoides otrynter (JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& Gilbert, 1883). - Barcheek trevallyBarcheek trevallyThe barcheek trevally, Carangoides plagiotaenia , is a species of moderately large marine fish of the jack family Carangidae...
, Carangoides plagiotaenia BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1857. - Brownback trevallyBrownback trevallyThe brownback trevally, Carangoides praeustus , is a species of small inshore marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae. The brownback trevally is distributed in two populations through the tropical waters of the Indo-west Pacific region, ranging from the Persian Gulf east to India,...
, Carangoides praeustus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830). - Bar jackBar jackThe bar jack, Carangoides ruber is a common species of inshore marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae...
, Carangoides ruber (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1793). - Imposter trevallyImposter trevallyThe imposter trevally, Carangoides talamparoides is a species of small coastal marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The imposter trevally is distributed through the tropical waters of Indian and west Pacific oceans, from the Gulf of Oman in the west to Japan and Australia in the east...
, Carangoides talamparoides BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1852.
- Longfin trevally
- Genus CaranxCaranxCaranx is a genus of tropical to subtropical marine fish in the jack family Carangidae, commonly known as jacks, trevallies and kingfishes. They are moderate to large sized, deep bodied fishes which are distinguished from other carangid genera by specific gill raker, fin ray and dentition...
- Bluespotted trevallyBluespotted trevallyThe bluespotted trevally, Caranx bucculentus , is a species of moderately large marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The bluespotted trevally is distributed through the tropical east Indian and west Pacific Oceans, ranging from Taiwan in the north to Australia in the south...
, Caranx bucculentus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877. - Green jackGreen jackThe green jack, Caranx caballus , is an abundant species of coastal marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species is distributed in the eastern Pacific Ocean along the American coastline from Santa Cruz Island off California in the north to Peru in the south, as well as a number of islands...
, Caranx caballus Günther, 1868. - Pacific crevalle jackPacific crevalle jackThe Pacific crevalle jack, Caranx caninus, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae. The Pacific crevalle jack is distributed through the tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean from California in the north to Peru in the south, including several offshore...
, Caranx caninus Günther, 1867. - Blue runnerBlue runnerThe blue runner, Caranx crysos , is a common species of moderately large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae...
, Caranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815). - Longfin crevalle jackLongfin crevalle jackThe longfin crevalle jack, Caranx fischeri, is a recently described species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae. It inhabits the subtropical waters of the east Atlantic Ocean, ranging along the African coast from Mauritania south at least to Moçamedes in southern Angola,...
, Caranx fischeri Smith-Vaniz & Carpenter, 2006. - Blacktip trevallyBlacktip trevallyThe blacktip trevally, Caranx heberi , is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae. The blacktip trevally is distributed throughout the tropical to subtropical Indian and West Pacific Oceans, ranging from South Africa in the west to Fiji, Japan and northern Australia...
, Caranx heberi (Bennett, 1830). - Crevalle jackCrevalle jackThe crevalle jack, Caranx hippos is a common species of large marine fish classified within the jack family, Carangidae...
, Caranx hippos (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1766). - Giant trevallyGiant trevallyThe giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis , is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae...
, Caranx ignobilis (ForsskålPeter ForsskålPeter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775). - Horse-eye jackHorse-eye jackThe Horse-eye Jack, Caranx latus, is a gamefish and minor commercial fish in the family Carangidae. It is also known as the Big-eye jack, and is similar in appearance to the Crevalle jack, although the head of a Horse-eye jack is not as blunt...
, Caranx latus AgassizLouis AgassizJean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a Swiss paleontologist, glaciologist, geologist and a prominent innovator in the study of the Earth's natural history. He grew up in Switzerland and became a professor of natural history at University of Neuchâtel...
, 1831. - Black jackBlack jack (fish)The black jack, Caranx lugubris , is a species of large marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species has a circumtropical distribution, found in oceanic, offshore waters of the tropical zones of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans...
, Caranx lugubris PoeyFelipe Poey-Biography:Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent several years of his life in Pau then studied law in Madrid. He became a lawyer in Spain but was forced to leave due to his liberal ideas, returning to Cuba in 1823. He began to concentrate on the study of the...
, 1860. - Bluefin trevallyBluefin trevallyThe bluefin trevally, Caranx melampygus , is a species of large, widely distributed marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae...
, Caranx melampygus CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833.
- Brassy trevallyBrassy trevallyThe brassy trevally, Caranx papuensis is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae...
, Caranx papuensis Alleyne & Macleay, 1877. - False scadFalse scadThe false scad, Caranx rhonchus , is a species of medium sized marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae...
, Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817. - Caranx sansunCaranx sansunCaranx sansun is a dubious species of marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae. Initially named as Scomber sansun, the validity of the species has been questioned by a number of authors, with the most recent review of Indo-Pacific carangids indicating it is probably a synonym of the...
(ForsskålPeter ForsskålPeter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775). - Senegal jackSenegal jackThe Senegal jack, Caranx senegallus , is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae. The species is distributed through the tropical waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, ranging along the west African coast from Angola in the south to Mauritania in the north...
, Caranx senegallus CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833. - Bigeye trevallyBigeye trevallyThe bigeye trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus , is a species of widespread large marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae...
, Caranx sexfasciatus QuoyJean René Constant QuoyJean René Constant Quoy was a French zoologist.Along with Joseph Paul Gaimard he served as naturalist aboard La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey during its circumnavigation of the globe , and the Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville...
& GaimardJoseph Paul GaimardJoseph Paul Gaimard was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.Along with Jean René Constant Quoy he served as naturalist on the ships L'Uranie under Louis de Freycinet 1817-1820, and L'Astrolabe under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826-1829...
, 1825. - Tille trevallyTille trevallyThe tille trevally, Caranx tille , is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae. The tille trevally is distributed through the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, ranging from South Africa in the west to Fiji, Japan and Australia in the east...
, Caranx tille CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833. - CocineroCocineroThe cocinero, Caranx vinctus , is a species of small marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae. The cocinero is distributed through the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, ranging along the west American coastline from Baja California in the north to Peru in the south...
, Caranx vinctus JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& Gilbert, 1882.
- Bluespotted trevally
- Genus ChloroscombrusChloroscombrusChloroscombrus is a genus containing two species of tropical to temperate water marine fish in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae. Both members are commonly known as bumpers or bumperfish, with one species endemic to the Atlantic and the other to the eastern Pacific...
- Atlantic bumperAtlantic bumperThe Atlantic bumper, Chloroscombrus chrysurus, is a game fish in the family, Carangidae. It was first described by the "father of modern taxonomy", Carl Linnaeus in the book, Systema Naturae...
, Chloroscombrus chrysurus (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1766). - Pacific bumper, Chloroscombrus orqueta JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& Gilbert, 1883.
- Atlantic bumper
- Genus DecapterusDecapterusDecapterus is a genus of marine fishes in the family in the jack family, Carangidae. They are commonly known as mackerel scads, and round scads. They are found throughout the world....
- Decapterus akaadsi Abe, 1958.
- KoheruKoheruThe koheru, Decapterus koheru, is a jack of the genus Decapterus, found only between the North Cape and the East Cape of the North Island of New Zealand, in mid-waters of reef and offshore areas...
, Decapterus koheru (Hector, 1875). - Redtail scad, Decapterus kurroides BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1855. - Decapterus lajang BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1855. - Mackerel scadMackerel scadThe Mackerel scad, Decapterus macarellus, is a species of fish of the family, Carangidae. While Mackerel scad are considered gamefish, they are usually used as bait.-Description:...
, Decapterus macarellus (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833). - Shortfin scad, Decapterus macrosoma BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1851. - Japanese scad, Decapterus maruadsi (TemminckCoenraad Jacob TemminckCoenraad Jacob Temminck was a Dutch aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death. His Manuel d'ornithologie, ou Tableau systematique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe was the standard work on European birds...
& SchlegelHermann SchlegelHermann Schlegel was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.-Early life and education:Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated Schlegel's interest in natural history...
, 1843). - Amberstripe scad, Decapterus muroadsi (TemminckCoenraad Jacob TemminckCoenraad Jacob Temminck was a Dutch aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death. His Manuel d'ornithologie, ou Tableau systematique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe was the standard work on European birds...
& SchlegelHermann SchlegelHermann Schlegel was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.-Early life and education:Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated Schlegel's interest in natural history...
, 1844). - Round scadRound scadThe Round scad, Decapterus punctatus, is a species of fish in the Carangidae. It was described in 1829 by the French zoologist, Georges Cuvier. Although the Round scad is considered a good food fish, it is mostly caught for use as bait.-Description:...
, Decapterus punctatus (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1829). - Indian scad, Decapterus russelli (RüppellEduard RüppellWilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell was a German naturalist and explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
, 1830).
- Mexican scad, Decapterus scombrinus (ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1846). - Roughear scad, Decapterus tabl Berry, 1968.
- Genus Elagatis
- Rainbow runnerRainbow runnerThe rainbow runner , also known as the rainbow yellowtail, Spanish jack and Hawaiian salmon, is a common species of pelagic marine fish of the jack family, Carangidae. The species is widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the world, inhabiting both coastal as well as far...
, Elagatis bipinnulata (QuoyJean René Constant QuoyJean René Constant Quoy was a French zoologist.Along with Joseph Paul Gaimard he served as naturalist aboard La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey during its circumnavigation of the globe , and the Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville...
& GaimardJoseph Paul GaimardJoseph Paul Gaimard was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.Along with Jean René Constant Quoy he served as naturalist on the ships L'Uranie under Louis de Freycinet 1817-1820, and L'Astrolabe under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826-1829...
, 1825).
- Rainbow runner
- Genus Gnathanodon
- Golden trevallyGolden trevallyThe golden trevally is a tropical marine fish in the jack family . Native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from southern California to Ecuador, it is associated with reefs and usually found within the upper ten m of the surface. Juveniles are usually bright yellow with vertical black bars, which...
, Gnathanodon speciosus (ForsskålPeter ForsskålPeter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775).
- Golden trevally
- Genus Hemicaranx
- Bluntnose jack, Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833). - Bicolor jack, Hemicaranx bicolor (Günther, 1860).
- Yellowfin jack, Hemicaranx leucurus (Günther, 1864).
- Blackfin jack, Hemicaranx zelotes Gilbert, 1898.
- Bluntnose jack, Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (Cuvier
- Genus Lichia
- Leerfish, Lichia amiaLichia amiaThe Garrick is a species of marine fish in the Carangidae family, and is native to the Mediterranean and the coastal waters of western Africa to the coastal waters of eastern South Africa. These fish can reach 1.5 m in length and 18.8 kg in weight. They inhabit the coastal wave zone where...
(LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758).
- Leerfish, Lichia amia
- Genus Megalaspis
- Torpedo scadTorpedo scadThe torpedo scad, Megalaspis cordyla , is a species of moderately large marine fish classified in the jack and horse mackerel family, Carangidae...
, Megalaspis cordyla (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758).
- Torpedo scad
- Genus Naucrates
- Pilot fishPilot fishThe pilot fish is a carnivorous commensal fish in the family Carangidae. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas.- Description :...
, Naucrates ductor (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758).
- Pilot fish
- Genus Oligoplites
- Longjaw leatherjack, Oligoplites altus (Günther, 1868).
- Oligoplites calcar (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1793). - Maracaibo leatherjacket, Oligoplites palometa (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1832). - Shortjaw leatherjack, Oligoplites refulgens Gilbert & Starks, 1904.
- Castin leatherjacket, Oligoplites saliens (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1793). - Leatherjack, Oligoplites saurus (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
& SchneiderJohann Gottlob SchneiderJohann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German classicist and naturalist.-Biography:Schneider was born at Collm in Saxony...
, 1801).
- Genus Pantolabus
- Fringe-finned trevally, Pantolabus radiatus (Macleay, 1881).
- Genus Parastromateus
- Black pomfret, Parastromateus niger (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1795).
- Black pomfret, Parastromateus niger (Bloch
- Genus Parona
- Parona leatherjacket, Parona signata (Jenyns, 1841).
- Genus Pseudocaranx
- Juan Fernandez trevally, Pseudocaranx chilensis (Guichenot, 1848).
- White trevallyWhite trevallyWhite trevally, Pseudocaranx dentex, is a jack of the family Carangidae widespread in tropical and warm temperate areas between 40°N and 47°S, in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian and Pacific Oceans. It has a deep body, and a greenish colour with metallic overtones and a dark spot above the...
, Pseudocaranx dentex (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
& SchneiderJohann Gottlob SchneiderJohann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German classicist and naturalist.-Biography:Schneider was born at Collm in Saxony...
, 1801). - Pseudocaranx dinjerra Smith-Vaniz & Jelks, 2006.
- Skipjack trevally, Pseudocaranx wrighti (Whitley, 1931).
- Genus Scomberoides
- Talang queenfish, Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacépède, 1801.
- Doublespotted queenfishDoublespotted queenfishThe doublespotted queenfish is a tropical game fish in family Carangidae . It is associated with reefs and ranges widely throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans....
, Scomberoides lysan (ForsskålPeter ForsskålPeter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775). - Barred queenfish, Scomberoides tala (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1832). - Needlescaled queenfish, Scomberoides tol (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1832).
- Genus Selar
- Oxeye scad, Selar boops (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833). - Bigeye scadBigeye scadThe bigeye scad is an oceanic fish that is found around the globe in tropical regions. Other common names include akule, chicharro, charrito ojón, purse-eye scad, coulirou, and goggle-eyed scad. Bigeye scads are fished commercially and are very important to aquaculture.Bigeye scads are blue-green...
, Selar crumenophthalmus (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1793).
- Oxeye scad, Selar boops (Cuvier
- Genus Selaroides
- Yellowstripe scad, Selaroides leptolepis (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833).
- Yellowstripe scad, Selaroides leptolepis (Cuvier
- Genus Selene
- Mexican lookdown, Selene brevoortii (GillTheodore GillTheodore Nicholas Gill was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history. He was associated with J...
, 1863). - Caribbean moonfish, Selene brownii (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1816). - African moonfish, Selene dorsalis (GillTheodore GillTheodore Nicholas Gill was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history. He was associated with J...
, 1863). - Mexican moonfish, Selene orstedii Lütken, 1880.
- Pacific moonfish, Selene peruviana (Guichenot, 1866).
- Atlantic moonfish, Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815).
- Selene spixi (Castelnau, 1855).
- LookdownLookdownThe lookdown, Selene vomer, is a game fish of the Carangidae family. The lookdown was first described in 1758 by the "father of taxonomy", Carolus Linnaeus, in the 10th edition of his book Systema Naturae.-Description:...
, Selene vomer (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758).
- Mexican lookdown, Selene brevoortii (Gill
- Genus SeriolaSeriolaSeriola is a genus of bony fish, commonly known as amberjacks. Nine species are currently recognized, although these were formerly split into many more...
- Guinean amberjack, Seriola carpenteriSeriola carpenteriSeriola carpenteri Mather, 1971 is a species of bony fish commonly known as the Guinean amberjack which feeds on squids and fishes. It attains a size of at least 48 centimeters fork length, and probably attains a much larger size. Adults are pelagic or epibenthic...
Mather, 1971. - Greater amberjackGreater amberjackThe Greater amberjack is a jack of the genus Seriola. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian coasts, living usually between 20 and 70 m of depth...
, Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810). - Lesser amberjack, Seriola fasciata (RüppellEduard RüppellWilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell was a German naturalist and explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
, 1830). - Samson fishSamson fishThe samson fish is a jack of the genus Seriola. It is found in the Indo-Pacific Oceans to eastern Northland in New Zealand. Its length is between 80 and 150 cm.-References:...
, Seriola hippos (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1766). - Yellowtail amberjackYellowtail amberjackThe yellowtail amberjack or great amberjack, Seriola lalandi, is a large fish found in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It can be divided into three sub-species: The California yellowtail, Seriola lalandi dorsalis, the southern yellowtail, or in New Zealand and Australia the yellowtail kingfish or...
, Seriola lalandi ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1833. - Fortune jack, Seriola peruana SteindachnerFranz SteindachnerFranz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
, 1881. - Japanese amberjackJapanese amberjackThe Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata, is a fish in the family Carangidae. It is native to the northwest Pacific, from Japan to Hawaii....
, Seriola quinqueradiata TemminckCoenraad Jacob TemminckCoenraad Jacob Temminck was a Dutch aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death. His Manuel d'ornithologie, ou Tableau systematique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe was the standard work on European birds...
& SchlegelHermann SchlegelHermann Schlegel was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.-Early life and education:Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated Schlegel's interest in natural history...
, 1845. - Almaco jackAlmaco jackAlmaco jack is a game fish of the family Carangidae; they are in the same family as yellowtail and amberjack. They feed, both day and night, on other, smaller, fish, such as baitfish and small squid. The flesh is thick and dense like tuna and can easily pass for white albacore if prepared as sushi...
, Seriola rivoliana ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1833. - Banded rudderfish, Seriola zonata (Mitchill, 1815).
- Note: amberjacks are also referred to as amberfish and coronados
- Guinean amberjack, Seriola carpenteri
- Genus Seriolina
- Blackbanded trevally, Seriolina nigrofasciata (RüppellEduard RüppellWilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell was a German naturalist and explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
, 1829).
- Blackbanded trevally, Seriolina nigrofasciata (Rüppell
- Genus Trachinotus
- Southern pompano, Trachinotus africanus (Delsman, 1941).
- Oyster pompano, Trachinotus anak OgilbyWilliam OgilbyWilliam Ogilby was an Irish barrister and naturalist.Ogilby was honorary secretary of the Zoological Society of London from 1839 to 1846....
, 1909. - Smallspotted dart, Trachinotus baillonii (Lacépède, 1801).
- Snubnose pompano, Trachinotus blochii (Lacépède, 1801).
- Largespotted dart, Trachinotus botla (Shaw, 1803).
- Florida pompanoFlorida pompanoThe Florida pompano is a species of marine fish in the Trachinotus genus of the Carangidae family. It has a compressed body and short snout; coloration varies from blue-greenish silver on the dorsal areas and silver to yellow on the body and fins...
, Trachinotus carolinus (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1766). - Cayenne pompano, Trachinotus cayennensis CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1832. - Swallowtail dart, Trachinotus coppingeri Günther, 1884.
- PermitPermit (fish)The permit, Trachinotus falcatus, is a game fish of the western Atlantic ocean belonging to the Carangidae family. Adults feed on crabs, shrimp, and smaller fish...
, Trachinotus falcatus (Linnaeus, 1758). - PalometaPalometaPalometa is commonly used in naming fish. These names include:*Maracaibo leatherjacket, Oligoplites palometa*Pygocentrus palometa, species of Piranha*Trachinotus goodei, a Caribbean gamefish...
, Trachinotus goodeiTrachinotus goodeiThe Palometa,Trachinotus goodei, is an ocean-going game fish of the family Carangidae. In the wild, Palometa eat worms, insect pupae, and smaller fish.-Description:...
JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& Evermann, 1896. - Longfin pompano, Trachinotus goreensis (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833). - Blackblotch pompano, Trachinotus kennedyi SteindachnerFranz SteindachnerFranz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
, 1876. - Plata pompano, Trachinotus marginatus (GillTheodore GillTheodore Nicholas Gill was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history. He was associated with J...
, 1863). - Guinean pompano, Trachinotus maxillosus CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1832. - Indian pompano, Trachinotus mookalee CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1832. - Derbio, Trachinotus ovatusTrachinotus ovatusTrachinotus ovatus is a species of the taxon Carangidae. It has large strong fins. It is common in the Mediterranean Sea, and in the Atlantic Ocean from the Bay of Biscay to Guinea. It is seldom found further north....
(LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758). - Paloma pompano, Trachinotus paitensis CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1832. - Gafftopsail pompano, Trachinotus rhodopus (GillTheodore GillTheodore Nicholas Gill was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history. He was associated with J...
, 1863). - Steel pompano, Trachinotus stilbe (JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& McGregor, 1899). - Shortfin pompano, Trachinotus teraia CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1832.
- Genus TrachurusTrachurusJack mackerels are marine fishes in the Trachurus genus of the Carangidae family. The type species of the genus is the Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek word trachys, meaning "rough", and the Greek word oura, meaning "tail"...
- Trachurus aleevi Rytov & Razumovskaya, 1984.
- Cape horse mackerel, Trachurus capensis Castelnau, 1861.
- Greenback horse mackerelGreenback horse mackerelThe greenback horse mackerel or greenback scad, Trachurus declivis, is a species of jack in the family Carangidae, found around southern Australia, and around New Zealand, from the surface to depths of 460 m. Its length is up to 64 cm....
, Trachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841). - African scad, Trachurus delagoa Nekrasov, 1970.
- Arabian scad, Trachurus indicus (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833). - Japanese jack mackerel, Trachurus japonicus (TemminckCoenraad Jacob TemminckCoenraad Jacob Temminck was a Dutch aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death. His Manuel d'ornithologie, ou Tableau systematique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe was the standard work on European birds...
& SchlegelHermann SchlegelHermann Schlegel was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.-Early life and education:Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated Schlegel's interest in natural history...
, 1844).
- Rough scad, Trachurus lathami Nichols, 1920.
- Crozet scad, Trachurus longimanus (Norman, 1935).
- Mediterranean horse mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus SteindachnerFranz SteindachnerFranz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
, 1868. - Inca scad, Trachurus murphyi Nichols, 1920.
- Yellowtail horse mackerelYellowtail horse mackerelThe yellowtail horse mackerel, Trachurus novaezelandiae, is a jack in the family Carangidae found around Australia and New Zealand at depths of up to 500 m. Its length is up to 50 cm....
, Trachurus novaezelandiae RichardsonJohn Richardson (naturalist)Sir John Richardson was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807. He traveled with John Franklin in search of the Northwest Passage on the Coppermine Expedition of...
, 1843. - Blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825).
- Pacific jack mackerelPacific jack mackerelThe Pacific jack mackerel,Trachurus symmetricus , is an abundant species of pelagic marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae...
, Trachurus symmetricus (AyresWilliam Orville AyresWilliam Orville Ayres was an American physician and ichthyologist. Born in Connecticut, he studied to become a doctor at Yale University School of Medicine....
, 1855). - Atlantic horse mackerelAtlantic horse mackerelThe Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus is a species of mackerel in the family Carangidae. It gets its common name from the legend that other smaller species of fish could ride on the back of it over great distances...
, Trachurus trachurus (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758). - Cunene horse mackerel, Trachurus trecae Cadenat, 1950.
- Genus Ulua
- Silvermouth trevally, Ulua aurochs (OgilbyWilliam OgilbyWilliam Ogilby was an Irish barrister and naturalist.Ogilby was honorary secretary of the Zoological Society of London from 1839 to 1846....
, 1915). - Longrakered trevally, Ulua mentalis (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1833).
- Silvermouth trevally, Ulua aurochs (Ogilby
- Genus Uraspis
- Whitemouth jack, Uraspis helvola (ForsterJohann Reinhold ForsterJohann Reinhold Forster was a German Lutheran pastor and naturalist of partial Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America...
, 1801). - Cottonmouth jackCottonmouth jackThe cottonmouth jack, Uraspis secunda, is a gamefish in the family Carangidae. It was first described in 1860 by Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey in his two-volume work Historia Natural de la Isla de Cuba, or "Natural History of the Island of Cuba"...
, Uraspis secunda (PoeyFelipe Poey-Biography:Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent several years of his life in Pau then studied law in Madrid. He became a lawyer in Spain but was forced to leave due to his liberal ideas, returning to Cuba in 1823. He began to concentrate on the study of the...
, 1860). - Whitetongue jack, Uraspis uraspis (Günther, 1860).
- Whitemouth jack, Uraspis helvola (Forster