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Carangidae Rafinesque, 1815

AphiaID

125523 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125523)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Carangiformes

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Genus Alectis Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Alepes Swainson, 1839
Genus Atropus Oken, 1817
Genus Atule Jordan & Jordan, 1922
Genus Campogramma Regan, 1903
Genus Carangoides Bleeker, 1851
Genus Caranx Lacepède, 1801
Genus Chloroscombrus Girard, 1858
Genus Craterognathus Kimura, Takeuchi & Yadome, 2022
Genus Decapterus Bleeker, 1851
Genus Elagatis Bennett, 1840
Genus Euprepocaranx Kimura, Takeuchi & Yadome, 2022
Genus Flavocaranx Kimura, Takeuchi & Yadome, 2022
Genus Gnathanodon Bleeker, 1850
Genus Hemicaranx Bleeker, 1862
Genus Lichia Cuvier, 1816
Genus Megalaspis Bleeker, 1851
Genus Naucrates Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Oligoplites Gill, 1863
Genus Pantolabus Whitley, 1931
Genus Paraselene Kimura, Takeuchi & Yadome, 2022
Genus Parastromateus Bleeker, 1864
Genus Parona Berg, 1895
Genus Platycaranx Kimura, Takeuchi & Yadome, 2022
Genus Pseudocaranx Bleeker, 1863
Genus Scomberoides Lacepède, 1801
Genus Selar Bleeker, 1851
Genus Selaroides Bleeker, 1851
Genus Selene Lacepède, 1802
Genus Seriola Cuvier, 1816
Genus Seriolina Wakiya, 1924
Genus Trachinotus Lacepède, 1801
Genus Trachurus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Ulua Jordan & Snyder, 1908
Genus Uraspis Bleeker, 1855
Genus Carangichthys Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Carangoides Bleeker, 1851
Genus Ferdauia Jordan, Evermann & Wakiya in Jordan, Evermann & Tanaka, 1927 accepted as Carangoides Bleeker, 1851 (synonym)
Genus Kaiwarinus Suzuki, 1962 accepted as Carangoides Bleeker, 1851
Genus Scyris Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Alectis Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Turrum Whitley, 1932 accepted as Carangoides Bleeker, 1851

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Carangidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125523 on 2025-07-18

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Carangidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125523 on 2025-07-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2021-06-30 10:22:35Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]