Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Carangidae

Carangidae (jacks and pompanos)

Synonyms: Apolectidae; Formionidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Carangidae is a family of fish which includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, and scads. They are marine fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most species are fast-swimming predatory fishes that hunt in the waters above reefs 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.
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Genus

Alectis (cobblerfishes, cockfishes, and threadfishes) (3)
Alepes (Jack) (5)
Archaeus (3)
Atropus (Jack) (2)
Atule (Scad) (1)
Belgocaranx (1)
Campogramma (Pompano) (1)
Carangidarum (1)
Carangoides (island jacks) (22)
Caranx (bigeye jacks, cavallas, and crevallies) (85)
Ceratoichthys (1)
Chloroscombrus (bumpers) (2)
Decapterus (mackerel scads and round scads) (14)
Ductor (2)
Eastmanalepes (1)
Elagatis (runners) (1)
Gnathanodon (Dorade) (1)
Hemicaranx (Little jack) (4)
Juvenella (1)
Lichia (Pilotfish) (6)
Megalaspis (Jack) (2)
Naucrates (2)
Oligoplites (leatherjacks, leatherjackets, and pompanos) (6)
Pantolabus (Jack) (1)
Parastromateus (Pomfret) (2)
Parona (Jack) (1)
Pseudocaranx (Trevally) (5)
Scomberoides (Jack) (5)
Selar (bigeyed scads, goggle-eyes, and gogglers) (3)
Selaroides (Scad) (1)
Selene (moonfishes) (10)
Seriola (amberfishes, amberjacks, and yellowtails) (25)
Seriolina (Amberjack) (1)
Teratichthys (1)
Trachicaranx (2)
Trachinotus (pompanos) (31)
Trachurus (saurels) (19)
Ulua (Jack) (2)
Uraspis (Jack) (3)
Vomeropsis (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0