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Carangidae is a family of fish which includes the jacks, pompano
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....
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 about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
 and Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
s. Most species are fast-swimming predatory fishes that hunt in the waters above reef
Reef

In nautical terminology, a reef is a Rock , bar , or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water .Many reefs result from abiotic processes?deposition of sand, wave erosion planning down rock outcrops, and other natural processes?but the best-known reefs are the coral reefs of tropical waters developed through biotic processes do...
s and in the open sea; some dig in the sea floor for invertebrates.

The largest fish in the family, the giant trevally
Giant trevally

The giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis, is a species of fish belonging to the Jack /Carangidae family . Also known as ulua in Hawaiian language, mamulan in the Marianas, ronin-aji in Japanese, gerepoh in Malaysian language and "GT" in many places, the giant trevally has many local names....
, Caranx ignobilis, grows up to 1.7 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. The species is distributed along the western coast of North America, ranging from Alaska in the north to the Gulf of California in the south, inhabiting both offshore and inshore environments....
, 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....
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Carangidae is a family of fish which includes the jacks, pompano
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....
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 about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
 and Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
s. Most species are fast-swimming predatory fishes that hunt in the waters above reef
Reef

In nautical terminology, a reef is a Rock , bar , or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water .Many reefs result from abiotic processes?deposition of sand, wave erosion planning down rock outcrops, and other natural processes?but the best-known reefs are the coral reefs of tropical waters developed through biotic processes do...
s and in the open sea; some dig in the sea floor for invertebrates.

The largest fish in the family, the giant trevally
Giant trevally

The giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis, is a species of fish belonging to the Jack /Carangidae family . Also known as ulua in Hawaiian language, mamulan in the Marianas, ronin-aji in Japanese, gerepoh in Malaysian language and "GT" in many places, the giant trevally has many local names....
, Caranx ignobilis, grows up to 1.7 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. The species is distributed along the western coast of North America, ranging from Alaska in the north to the Gulf of California in the south, inhabiting both offshore and inshore environments....
, 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....
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Species

There are about 151 species in thirty genera:
  • Genus Alectis
    Alectis

    Alectis 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....
    • African threadfish
      African threadfish

      The 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....
      , Alectis alexandrinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
      Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

      ?tienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire was a France natural history 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 pompano
      African pompano

      The 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 (Bloch
      Marcus Elieser Bloch

      Marcus Elieser Bloch was a Germany medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologys of the 18th century....
      , 1787)
      .
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      ** Indian threadfish
      Indian threadfish

      The 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-Pacific, ranging from east Africa to India, Asia, Indonesia and Australia....
      , Alectis indicus (Ruppell
      Eduard Rüppell

      Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon R?ppell was a Germany Natural history and List of explorers. R?ppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
      , 1830)
      .
  • Genus Alepes
    Alepes

    Alepes is a genus containing five extant species of tropical ocean fishes in the jack family, Carangidae. They are commonly known as scads, a term applied to many genera of carangid fishes....
    • Smallmouth scad
      Smallmouth scad

      The smallmouth scad, Alepes apercna , is a species of tropical Marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species is Endemism to northern Australia, inhabiting primarily inshore waters....
      , Alepes apercna Grant, 1987.
    • Shrimp scad
      Shrimp scad

      The shrimp scad, Alepes djedaba, is a widespread tropical ocean fish of the jack family, Carangidae. The shrimp scad is widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical western Indian Ocean and areas of the eastern Pacific Ocean, commonly found on inshore reefs....
      , Alepes djedaba (Forsskċl
      Peter Forsskċl

      Peter Forssk?l, sometimes spelled Pehr Forssk?l, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forsk?l or Pehr Forssk?hl, was a Sweden exploration, orientalist and natural history....
      , 1775)
      .
    • Razorbelly scad
      Razorbelly scad

      The razorbelly scad, Alepes kleinii is a small species of tropical ocean 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 (Bloch
      Marcus Elieser Bloch

      Marcus Elieser Bloch was a Germany medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologys of the 18th century....
      , 1793)
      .
    • Blackfin scad
      Blackfin scad

      The blackfin scad, Alepes melanoptera, is a species of tropical Ocean 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 scad
      Herring scad

      The herring scad, Alepes vari , is a common species of tropical fish marine biology 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 (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833)
      .
  • Genus Atropus
    Atropus

    Atropus is a generic name that may refer to:* The Cleftbelly trevally, Atropus atropos, a fish species of which the genus is monotypic....
    • Cleftbelly trevally
      Cleftbelly trevally

      The cleftbelly trevally, Atropus atropos is a species of tropical fish marine biology fish of the jack family, Carangidae. The species inhabits coastal waters throughout the Indian Ocean-West Pacific region from South Africa in the west to Japan in the east, often found near the water's surface....
      , Atropus atropos (Bloch
      Marcus Elieser Bloch

      Marcus Elieser Bloch was a Germany medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologys of the 18th century....
       & Schneider
      Johann Gottlob Schneider

      Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German Empire classicist and natural history.Schneider was born at Koilmen in Saxony. In 1774, on the recommendation of Christian Gottlob Heine, he became secretary to the famous Strasbourg scholar Richard Fran?ois Brunck, and in 1811 became professor of ancient languages and eloquence at Breslau...
      , 1801)
      .
  • Genus Atule
    • Yellowtail scad
      Yellowtail scad

      The yellowtail scad, Atule mate , is an abundant species of small inshore ocean 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 (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833)
      .
  • Genus Campogramma
    • Vadigo
      Vadigo

      The 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).
  • Genus Carangoides
    Carangoides

    Carangoides 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 trevally
      Longfin trevally

      The 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 (Rüppell
      Eduard Rüppell

      Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon R?ppell was a Germany Natural history and List of explorers. R?ppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
      , 1830)
      .
    • Orangespotted trevally
      Orangespotted trevally

      The 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 (Forsskċl
      Peter Forsskċl

      Peter Forssk?l, sometimes spelled Pehr Forssk?l, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forsk?l or Pehr Forssk?hl, was a Sweden exploration, orientalist and natural history....
      , 1775)
      .
    • Yellow jack
      Yellow jack

      The yellow jack, Carangoides bartholomaei , is a 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 south, as well as a number of offshor...
      , Carangoides bartholomaei (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833)
      .
    • Longnose trevally
      Longnose trevally

      The longnose trevally, Carangoides chrysophrys , is a species of inshore marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean and west Pacific Oceans from South Africa to New Zealand and Japan, inhabiting coastal waters, especially reefs, to a depth of 9...
      , Carangoides chrysophrys (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833)
      .
    • Carangoides ciliarius
      Carangoides ciliarius

      Carangoides 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....
       (Rüppell
      Eduard Rüppell

      Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon R?ppell was a Germany Natural history and List of explorers. R?ppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
      , 1830)
      .
    • Coastal trevally
      Coastal trevally

      The coastal trevally, Carangoides coeruleopinnatus is a species of inshore marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean and west Pacific Oceans, from South Africa in the west to Japan and New Caledonia in the east, reaching as far south as Austra...
      , Carangoides coeruleopinnatus (Rüppell
      Eduard Rüppell

      Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon R?ppell was a Germany Natural history and List of explorers. R?ppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
      , 1830)
      .
    • Shadow trevally
      Shadow trevally

      The shadow trevally, Carangoides dinema is a species of inshore marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species is patchily distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean and west Pacific Oceans, from South Africa in the west to Japan and Samoa in the east, reaching as far south as Indonesia and Ne...
      , Carangoides dinema Bleeker
      Pieter Bleeker

      Pieter Bleeker was a Netherlands medical doctor and ichthyology, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia.He was employed as a medical officer in the Dutch East Indian Army from 1842 to 1860, stationed in Indonesia....
      , 1851
      .
    • Whitefin trevally
      Whitefin trevally

      The 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 (Temminck
      Coenraad Jacob Temminck

      Coenraad Jacob Temminck was a Netherlands aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death....
       & Schlegel
      Hermann Schlegel

      Hermann Schlegel was a Germany ornithologist....
      , 1844)
      .
    • Blue trevally
      Blue trevally

      The blue trevally, Carangoides ferdau is a common widespread species of pelagic marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae. The blue trevally is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific and central Pacific regions, ranging from South Africa in the west to Hawaii in the east....
      , Carangoides ferdau (Forsskċl
      Peter Forsskċl

      Peter Forssk?l, sometimes spelled Pehr Forssk?l, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forsk?l or Pehr Forssk?hl, was a Sweden exploration, orientalist and natural history....
      , 1775)
      .
    • Yellowspotted trevally
      Yellowspotted trevally

      The 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-pacific region, from South Africa in the west to Japan and Australia in the east....
      , Carangoides fulvoguttatus (Forsskċl
      Peter Forsskċl

      Peter Forssk?l, sometimes spelled Pehr Forssk?l, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forsk?l or Pehr Forssk?hl, was a Sweden exploration, orientalist and natural history....
      , 1775)
      .
    • Bludger
      Bludger (fish)

      The bludger, Carangoides gymnostethus , is a widespread species of large marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The bludger inhabits the tropical and subtropical regions of the Indo-pacific, distributed from South Africa in the west to Japan and New Caledonia in the east....
      , Carangoides gymnostethus (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833)
      .
    • Bumpnose trevally
      Bumpnose trevally

      The bumpnose trevally, Carangoides hedlandensis is a species of relatively small inshore marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae....
      , Carangoides hedlandensis (Whitley, 1934).
    • Duskyshoulder trevally
      Duskyshoulder trevally

      The 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 ocean and western Pacific Oceans, ranging from eastern India to northern Australia and Taiwan....
      , Carangoides humerosus (McCulloch, 1915).
    • Malabar trevally
      Malabar trevally

      The Malabar trevally, Carangoides malabaricus, is a species of large :wiktionary:inshore ocean fish of the jack family, Carangidae. It is distributed throughout the Indian Ocean and west Pacific Oceans from South Africa in the west to Japan and Australia in the east, inhabiting reefs and sandy bays on the continental shelf....
      , Carangoides malabaricus (Bloch
      Marcus Elieser Bloch

      Marcus Elieser Bloch was a Germany medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologys of the 18th century....
       & Schneider
      Johann Gottlob Schneider

      Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German Empire classicist and natural history.Schneider was born at Koilmen in Saxony. In 1774, on the recommendation of Christian Gottlob Heine, he became secretary to the famous Strasbourg scholar Richard Fran?ois Brunck, and in 1811 became professor of ancient languages and eloquence at Breslau...
      , 1801)
      .
    • Coachwhip trevally
      Coachwhip trevally

      The 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-pacific region, ranging from South Africa in the west to Fiji and Japan in the east....
      , Carangoides oblongus (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833)
      .
    • Island trevally
      Island trevally

      The island trevally, Carangoides orthogrammus , is a widespread species of offshore marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae. The island trevally is common through the tropical regions of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans, ranging from Mozambique and the Seychelles in the west to Hawaii and the Revillagigedo Islands in the...
      , Carangoides orthogrammus (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan

      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenics, ichthyologist , educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University....
       & Gilbert, 1882)
      .** Threadfin jack
      Threadfin jack

      The 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 (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan

      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenics, ichthyologist , educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University....
       & Gilbert, 1883)
      .
    • Barcheek trevally
      Barcheek trevally

      The barcheek trevally, Carangoides plagiotaenia , is a species of moderately large marine fish of the jack family Carangidae. The barcheek trevally is distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-pacific region, ranging from South Africa in the west to Japan, Australia and a number of small central Pacific islands in the east....
      , Carangoides plagiotaenia Bleeker
      Pieter Bleeker

      Pieter Bleeker was a Netherlands medical doctor and ichthyology, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia.He was employed as a medical officer in the Dutch East Indian Army from 1842 to 1860, stationed in Indonesia....
      , 1857
      .
    • Brownback trevally
      Brownback trevally

      The 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-pacific region, ranging from the Persian Gulf east to India, South East Asia and the Indonesian islands....
      , Carangoides praeustus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830).
    • Bar jack
      Bar jack

      The bar jack, Carangoides ruber is a common species of inshore marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae. The bar jack is distributed through the western Atlantic Ocean from New Jersey and Bermuda in the north to Venezuela and possibly Brazil in the south, with the largest population in the Gulf of Mexico and West Indies....
      , Carangoides ruber (Bloch
      Marcus Elieser Bloch

      Marcus Elieser Bloch was a Germany medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologys of the 18th century....
      , 1793)
      .
    • Imposter trevally
      Imposter trevally

      The 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 Ocean and west Pacific oceans, from the Gulf of Oman in the west to Japan and Australia in the east....
      , Carangoides talamparoides Bleeker
      Pieter Bleeker

      Pieter Bleeker was a Netherlands medical doctor and ichthyology, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia.He was employed as a medical officer in the Dutch East Indian Army from 1842 to 1860, stationed in Indonesia....
      , 1852
      .
  • Genus Caranx
    Caranx

    Caranx is a genus of tropical to subtropical marine fish in the jack family Carangidae, commonly known as jacks, trevallies and kingfishes....
    • Bluespotted trevally
      Bluespotted trevally

      The 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 Ocean and west Pacific Oceans, ranging from Taiwan in the north to Australia in the south....
      , Caranx bucculentus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877.
    • Green jack
      Green jack

      The 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 Americasn coastline from Santa Cruz Island off California in the north to Peru in the south, as well as a number of islands including the Galapagos and recently,...
      , Caranx caballus Günther, 1868.
    • Pacific crevalle jack
      Pacific crevalle jack

      Pacific crevalle jack, Caranx caninus, is a fast, saltwater fish that can be found in inland waters along the shoreline of the eastern Pacific Ocean from the south of California, including the Gulf of California, to Peru....
      , Caranx caninus Günther, 1867.
    • Blue runner
      Blue runner

      The blue runner is a fish found along the coastlines of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly in the inland waters of the east coast of North America and the west coast of Africa.Also living in Mediterranee....
      , Caranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815).
    • Longfin crevalle jack, Caranx fischeri Smith-Vaniz & Carpenter, 2006.
    • Blacktip trevally, Caranx heberi (Bennett, 1830).
    • Crevalle jack
      Crevalle jack

      Crevalle jack, Caranx hippos, is a fast, saltwater fish that can be found in inland waters along the shoreline of the western Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to Uruguay and the eastern Atlantic from Portugal to Angola....
      , Caranx hippos (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus

      Carl Linnaeus was a Sweden botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern alpha taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology....
      , 1766)
      .
    • Giant trevally
      Giant trevally

      The giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis, is a species of fish belonging to the Jack /Carangidae family . Also known as ulua in Hawaiian language, mamulan in the Marianas, ronin-aji in Japanese, gerepoh in Malaysian language and "GT" in many places, the giant trevally has many local names....
      , Caranx ignobilis (Forsskċl
      Peter Forsskċl

      Peter Forssk?l, sometimes spelled Pehr Forssk?l, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forsk?l or Pehr Forssk?hl, was a Sweden exploration, orientalist and natural history....
      , 1775)
      .
    • Horse-eye jack
      Horse-eye jack

      The Horse-eye Jack, Caranx latus, is a gamefish and minor commercial fishing 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 Agassiz
      Louis Agassiz

      Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a paleontologist, glaciologist, and geologist, and was a prominent innovator in the study of the earth's natural history....
      , 1831
      .
    • Black jack
      Black jack (fish)

      The Black jack, Caranx lugubris, 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"....
      , Caranx lugubris Poey
      Felipe Poey

      Felipe Poey y Aloy was a Cuban zoologist....
      , 1860
      .
    • Bluefin trevally
      Bluefin trevally

      The bluefin trevally or bluefin jack, Caranx melampygus, is a fish found in the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean from the west coast of Central America to the islands off East Africa....
      , Caranx melampygus Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833
      .
      Caranx Melampygus2
      ** Brassy trevally, Caranx papuensis Alleyne & Macleay, 1877.
    • False scad, Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817.
    • Caranx sansun (Forsskċl
      Peter Forsskċl

      Peter Forssk?l, sometimes spelled Pehr Forssk?l, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forsk?l or Pehr Forssk?hl, was a Sweden exploration, orientalist and natural history....
      , 1775)
      .
    • Senegal jack, Caranx senegallus Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833
      .
    • Bigeye trevally
      Bigeye trevally

      Bigeye trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, is a fast, saltwater fish found throughout the Indo-Pacific as well as the southern Atlantic Oceans. From California to Africa....
      , Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy
      Jean René Constant Quoy

      Jean Ren? Constant Quoy was a France 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 French ship Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville....
       & Gaimard
      Joseph Paul Gaimard

      Joseph Paul Gaimard was a France natural history.Along with Jean Ren? Constant Quoy he served as naturalist aboard the ships La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey, and L'Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville between 1826 and 1829....
      , 1825
      .
    • Tille trevally, Caranx tille Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833
      .
    • Cocinero, Caranx vinctus Jordan
      David Starr Jordan

      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenics, ichthyologist , educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University....
       & Gilbert, 1882
      .
  • Genus Chloroscombrus
    • Atlantic bumper
      Atlantic bumper

      The Atlantic bumper, Chloroscombrus chrysurus, is a sport fishing in the family , Carangidae. It was first described by the "father of modern taxonomy", Carolus Linneaus in the book, Systema Naturae....
      , Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus

      Carl Linnaeus was a Sweden botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern alpha taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology....
      , 1766)
      .
    • Pacific bumper, Chloroscombrus orqueta Jordan
      David Starr Jordan

      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenics, ichthyologist , educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University....
       & Gilbert, 1883
      .
  • Genus Decapterus
    Decapterus

    Decapterus 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.
    • Koheru
      Koheru

      The 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 Bleeker
      Pieter Bleeker

      Pieter Bleeker was a Netherlands medical doctor and ichthyology, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia.He was employed as a medical officer in the Dutch East Indian Army from 1842 to 1860, stationed in Indonesia....
      , 1855
      .
    • Decapterus lajang Bleeker
      Pieter Bleeker

      Pieter Bleeker was a Netherlands medical doctor and ichthyology, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia.He was employed as a medical officer in the Dutch East Indian Army from 1842 to 1860, stationed in Indonesia....
      , 1855
      .
    • Mackerel scad
      Mackerel scad

      The Mackerel scad, Decapterus macarellus, is a species of fish of the family , Carangidae. While Mackerel scad are considered sportfishing, they are usually used as baitfish....
      , Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833)
      .
    • Shortfin scad, Decapterus macrosoma Bleeker
      Pieter Bleeker

      Pieter Bleeker was a Netherlands medical doctor and ichthyology, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia.He was employed as a medical officer in the Dutch East Indian Army from 1842 to 1860, stationed in Indonesia....
      , 1851
      .
    • Japanese scad, Decapterus maruadsi (Temminck
      Coenraad Jacob Temminck

      Coenraad Jacob Temminck was a Netherlands aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death....
       & Schlegel
      Hermann Schlegel

      Hermann Schlegel was a Germany ornithologist....
      , 1843)
      .
    • Amberstripe scad, Decapterus muroadsi (Temminck
      Coenraad Jacob Temminck

      Coenraad Jacob Temminck was a Netherlands aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death....
       & Schlegel
      Hermann Schlegel

      Hermann Schlegel was a Germany ornithologist....
      , 1844)
      .
    • Round scad
      Round scad

      The Round scad, Decapterus punctatus, is a species of fish in the Carangidae. It was described in 1829 by the French people zoologist, Georges Cuvier....
      , Decapterus punctatus (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1829)
      .
    • Indian scad, Decapterus russelli (Rüppell
      Eduard Rüppell

      Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon R?ppell was a Germany Natural history and List of explorers. R?ppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
      , 1830)
      .
      Derus U0
      ** Mexican scad, Decapterus scombrinus (Valenciennes
      Achille Valenciennes

      Achille Valenciennes was a France 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 runner
      Rainbow runner

      The rainbow runner, Elagatis bipinnulata , is a common species of pelagic ocean 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 offshore areas....
      , Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy
      Jean René Constant Quoy

      Jean Ren? Constant Quoy was a France 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 French ship Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville....
       & Gaimard
      Joseph Paul Gaimard

      Joseph Paul Gaimard was a France natural history.Along with Jean Ren? Constant Quoy he served as naturalist aboard the ships La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey, and L'Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville between 1826 and 1829....
      , 1825)
      .
  • Genus Gnathanodon
    • Golden trevally
      Golden trevally

      The 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....
      , Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskċl
      Peter Forsskċl

      Peter Forssk?l, sometimes spelled Pehr Forssk?l, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forsk?l or Pehr Forssk?hl, was a Sweden exploration, orientalist and natural history....
      , 1775)
      .
      Gnathanodon Speciosus 1
      Gnathanodon Speciosus 2
      * Genus Hemicaranx
    • Bluntnose jack, Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833)
      .
    • Bicolor jack, Hemicaranx bicolor (Günther, 1860).
    • Yellowfin jack, Hemicaranx leucurus (Günther, 1864).
    • Blackfin jack, Hemicaranx zelotes Gilbert, 1898.
  • Genus Lichia
    • Leerfish, Lichia amia (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus

      Carl Linnaeus was a Sweden botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern alpha taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology....
      , 1758)
      .
  • Genus Megalaspis
    • Torpedo scad, Megalaspis cordyla (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus

      Carl Linnaeus was a Sweden botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern alpha taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology....
      , 1758)
      .
  • Genus Naucrates
    • Pilotfish
      Pilot fish

      The pilot fish is a carnivorous fish that is a horse mackerel and belongs to the Carangidae family of fishes. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas....
      , Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus

      Carl Linnaeus was a Sweden botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern alpha taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology....
      , 1758)
      .
      Naucrates Ductor
      * Genus Oligoplites
    • Longjaw leatherjack, Oligoplites altus (Günther, 1868).
    • Oligoplites calcar (Bloch
      Marcus Elieser Bloch

      Marcus Elieser Bloch was a Germany medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologys of the 18th century....
      , 1793)
      .
    • Maracaibo leatherjacket, Oligoplites palometa (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1832)
      .
    • Shortjaw leatherjack, Oligoplites refulgens Gilbert & Starks, 1904.
    • Castin leatherjacket, Oligoplites saliens (Bloch
      Marcus Elieser Bloch

      Marcus Elieser Bloch was a Germany medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologys of the 18th century....
      , 1793)
      .
    • Leatherjack, Oligoplites saurus (Bloch
      Marcus Elieser Bloch

      Marcus Elieser Bloch was a Germany medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologys of the 18th century....
       & Schneider
      Johann Gottlob Schneider

      Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German Empire classicist and natural history.Schneider was born at Koilmen in Saxony. In 1774, on the recommendation of Christian Gottlob Heine, he became secretary to the famous Strasbourg scholar Richard Fran?ois Brunck, and in 1811 became professor of ancient languages and eloquence at Breslau...
      , 1801)
      .
  • Genus Pantolabus
    • Fringe-finned trevally, Pantolabus radiatus (Macleay, 1881).
  • Genus Parastromateus
    • Black pomfret, Parastromateus niger (Bloch
      Marcus Elieser Bloch

      Marcus Elieser Bloch was a Germany medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologys of the 18th century....
      , 1795)
      .
  • Genus Parona
    Parona

    Parona is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italy region Lombardy, located about 40 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km northwest of Pavia....
    • Parona leatherjacket, Parona signata (Jenyns, 1841).
  • Genus Pseudocaranx
    • Juan Fernandez trevally, Pseudocaranx chilensis (Guichenot, 1848).
    • White trevally
      White trevally

      White 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....
      , Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch
      Marcus Elieser Bloch

      Marcus Elieser Bloch was a Germany medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologys of the 18th century....
       & Schneider
      Johann Gottlob Schneider

      Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German Empire classicist and natural history.Schneider was born at Koilmen in Saxony. In 1774, on the recommendation of Christian Gottlob Heine, he became secretary to the famous Strasbourg scholar Richard Fran?ois Brunck, and in 1811 became professor of ancient languages and eloquence at Breslau...
      , 1801)
      .
    • Pseudocaranx dinjerra Smith-Vaniz & Jelks, 2006.
    • Skipjack trevally, Pseudocaranx wrighti (Whitley, 1931).
  • Genus Scomberoides
    • Talang queenfish, Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacépède, 1801.
    • Doublespotted queenfish
      Doublespotted queenfish

      The doublespotted queenfish is a tropics game fish in family Carangidae . It is associated with reefs and ranges widely throughout the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
      , Scomberoides lysan (Forsskċl
      Peter Forsskċl

      Peter Forssk?l, sometimes spelled Pehr Forssk?l, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forsk?l or Pehr Forssk?hl, was a Sweden exploration, orientalist and natural history....
      , 1775)
      .
    • Barred queenfish, Scomberoides tala (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1832)
      .
    • Needlescaled queenfish, Scomberoides tol (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1832)
      .
  • Genus Selar
    • Oxeye scad, Selar boops (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833)
      .
    • Bigeye scad
      Bigeye scad

      The bigeye scad is an oceanic fish that is found around the globe in tropical regions. Other common names include chicharro, charrito oj?n, purse-eye scad, coulirou, and goggle-eyed scad....
      , Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch
      Marcus Elieser Bloch

      Marcus Elieser Bloch was a Germany medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologys of the 18th century....
      , 1793)
      .
  • Genus Selaroides
    • Yellowstripe scad, Selaroides leptolepis (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833)
      .
Selene Vomer 1
* Genus Selene
    • Mexican lookdown, Selene brevoortii (Gill
      Theodore Gill

      Theodore Nicholas Gill was an United States ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history....
      , 1863)
      .
    • Caribbean moonfish, Selene brownii (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1816)
      .
    • African moonfish, Selene dorsalis (Gill
      Theodore Gill

      Theodore Nicholas Gill was an United States ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history....
      , 1863)
      .
    • Mexican moonfish, Selene orstedii Lütken, 1880.
    • Pacific moonfish, Selene peruviana (Guichenot, 1866).
    • Atlantic moonfish, Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815).
    • Selene spixi (Castelnau, 1855).
    • Lookdown
      Lookdown

      The lookdown, Selene vomer, is a sport fishing 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....
      , Selene vomer (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus

      Carl Linnaeus was a Sweden botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern alpha taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology....
      , 1758)
      .
  • Genus Seriola** Guinean amberjack, Seriola carpenteri Mather, 1971.
    • Greater amberjack
      Greater amberjack

      The Greater amberjack is a Carangidae 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 (Rüppell
      Eduard Rüppell

      Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon R?ppell was a Germany Natural history and List of explorers. R?ppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
      , 1830)
      .
    • Samson fish
      Samson fish

      The samson fish is a Carangidae of the genus Seriola. It is found in the Indo-Pacific Oceans including Australia and straggling to eastern Northland Region in New Zealand....
      , Seriola hippos (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus

      Carl Linnaeus was a Sweden botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern alpha taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology....
      , 1766)
      .
    • Yellowtail amberjack
      Yellowtail amberjack

      The 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:...
      , Seriola lalandi Valenciennes
      Achille Valenciennes

      Achille Valenciennes was a France 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 Steindachner
      Franz Steindachner

      Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess....
      , 1881
      .
    • Japanese amberjack
      Japanese amberjack

      The 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 Temminck
      Coenraad Jacob Temminck

      Coenraad Jacob Temminck was a Netherlands aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death....
       & Schlegel
      Hermann Schlegel

      Hermann Schlegel was a Germany ornithologist....
      , 1845
      .
    • Almaco jack
      Almaco jack

      The Almaco jack, Seriola rivoliana, is a sport fishing of the family, Carangidae. They feed, both day and night, on other, smaller, fish, such as baitfish....
      , Seriola rivoliana Valenciennes
      Achille Valenciennes

      Achille Valenciennes was a France 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
  • Genus Seriolina
    • Blackbanded trevally, Seriolina nigrofasciata (Rüppell
      Eduard Rüppell

      Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon R?ppell was a Germany Natural history and List of explorers. R?ppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
      , 1829)
      .
  • Genus Trachinotus
    • Southern pompano, Trachinotus africanus (Delsman, 1941).
    • Oyster pompano, Trachinotus anak Ogilby
      William Ogilby

      William Ogilby was an Ireland barrister and natural history.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 pompano, Trachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus

      Carl Linnaeus was a Sweden botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern alpha taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology....
      , 1766)
      .
    • Cayenne pompano, Trachinotus cayennensis Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1832
      .
    • Swallowtail dart, Trachinotus coppingeri Günther, 1884.
    • Permit
      Permit (fish)

      The Permit , Permit , is a sport fishing of the western Atlantic ocean belonging to the Carangidae Family . Adults feed on crabs, shrimp, and smaller fish....
      , Trachinotus falcatus (Linneaus, 1758).
    • Palometa
      Palometa

      Palometa is commonly used in naming fish. these names include:*Maracaibo leatherjacket, Oligoplites palometa*Pygocentrus palometa, species of Piranha...
      , Trachinotus goodei
      Trachinotus goodei

      The Trachinotus goodei,Trachinotus goodei, is an ocean-going sport fishing of the family Carangidae. In the wild, Palometa eat worms, insect pupae, and smaller fish ....
       Jordan
      David Starr Jordan

      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenics, ichthyologist , educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University....
       & Evermann, 1896
      .
    • Longfin pompano, Trachinotus goreensis (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833)
      .
    • Blackblotch pompano, Trachinotus kennedyi Steindachner
      Franz Steindachner

      Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.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 (Gill
      Theodore Gill

      Theodore Nicholas Gill was an United States ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history....
      , 1863)
      .
    • Guinean pompano, Trachinotus maxillosus Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1832
      .
    • Indian pompano, Trachinotus mookalee Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1832
      .
    • Derbio, Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus

      Carl Linnaeus was a Sweden botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern alpha taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology....
      , 1758)
      .
    • Paloma pompano, Trachinotus paitensis Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1832
      .
    • Gafftopsail pompano, Trachinotus rhodopus (Gill
      Theodore Gill

      Theodore Nicholas Gill was an United States ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history....
      , 1863)
      .
    • Steel pompano, Trachinotus stilbe (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan

      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenics, ichthyologist , educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University....
       & McGregor, 1899)
      .
    • Shortfin pompano, Trachinotus teraia Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1832
      .
  • 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....
    • Trachurus aleevi Rytov & Razumovskaya, 1984.
    • Cape horse mackerel, Trachurus capensis Castelnau, 1861.
    • Greenback horse mackerel
      Greenback horse mackerel

      The 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....
      , Trachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841).
    • African scad, Trachurus delagoa Nekrasov, 1970.
    • Arabian scad, Trachurus indicus (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833)
      .
    • Japanese jack mackerel, Trachurus japonicus (Temminck
      Coenraad Jacob Temminck

      Coenraad Jacob Temminck was a Netherlands aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death....
       & Schlegel
      Hermann Schlegel

      Hermann Schlegel was a Germany ornithologist....
      , 1844)
      .
      Maaji
      ** Rough scad, Trachurus lathami Nichols, 1920.
    • Crozet scad, Trachurus longimanus (Norman, 1935).
    • Mediterranean horse mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus Steindachner
      Franz Steindachner

      Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.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 mackerel
      Yellowtail horse mackerel

      The yellowtail horse mackerel, Trachurus novaezelandiae, is a carangidae in the family Carangidae found around Australia and New Zealand at depths of up to 500 m....
      , Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson
      John Richardson (naturalist)

      Sir John Richardson was a Scotland Royal Navy surgery, natural history and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807....
      , 1843
      .
    • Blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825).
    • 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. The species is distributed along the western coast of North America, ranging from Alaska in the north to the Gulf of California in the south, inhabiting both offshore and inshore environments....
      , Trachurus symmetricus (Ayres
      William Orville Ayres

      William Orville Ayres was an United States physician and ichthyologist. Born in Connecticut, he studied to become a Physician at Yale University School of Medicine....
      , 1855)
      .
    • Atlantic horse mackerel
      Atlantic horse mackerel

      The 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 (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus

      Carl Linnaeus was a Sweden botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern alpha 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 (Ogilby
      William Ogilby

      William Ogilby was an Ireland barrister and natural history.Ogilby was honorary secretary of the Zoological Society of London from 1839 to 1846....
      , 1915)
      .
    • Longrakered trevally, Ulua mentalis (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1833)
      .
  • Genus Uraspis
    • Whitemouth jack, Uraspis helvola (Forster
      Johann Reinhold Forster

      Johann Reinhold Forster was a Germany natural history of partial Scotland descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America....
      , 1801)
      .
    • Cottonmouth jack
      Cottonmouth jack

      The Cottonmouth jack, Uraspis secunda, is a sport fishing 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 (Poey
      Felipe Poey

      Felipe Poey y Aloy was a Cuban zoologist....
      , 1860)
      .
    • Whitetongue jack, Uraspis uraspis (Günther, 1860).