Deep-Sea taxon details
Carangidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus Alectis Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus Alepes Swainson, 1839
- Genus Atropus Oken, 1817
- Genus Carangoides Bleeker, 1851
- Genus Caranx Lacepède, 1801
- Genus Decapterus Bleeker, 1851
- Genus Elagatis Bennett, 1840
- Genus Gnathanodon Bleeker, 1850
- Genus Hemicaranx Bleeker, 1862
- Genus Naucrates Rafinesque, 1810
- Genus Selar Bleeker, 1851
- Genus Selene Lacepède, 1802
- Genus Seriola Cuvier, 1816
- Genus Trachinotus Lacepède, 1801
- Genus Trachurus Rafinesque, 1810
- Genus Palinurichthys Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Hyperoglyphe Günther, 1859
- Genus Trachurops Gill, 1862 accepted as Selar Bleeker, 1851 (synonym)
- Genus Vomer Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Selene Lacepède, 1802
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Chiefly marine; rarely brackish. Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body generally compressed, although body shape...
Description Chiefly marine; rarely brackish. Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body generally compressed, although body shape extremely variable from very deep to fusiform. Most species with only small cycloid scales. Scales along lateral line often modified into spiny scutes. Detached finlets, as many as nine, sometimes found behind dorsal and anal fins. Large juveniles and adults with 2 dorsal fins. Anterior dorsal fin with 3-9 spines; the second having 1 spine and usually 18-37 soft rays. Anal spines usually 3, the first 2 separate from the rest; soft rays usually 15-31. Widely forked caudal fin. Caudal peduncle slender. Pelvic fins lacking in Parona signata. Vertebrae 24-27 (modally 24). One of the most important families of tropical marine fishes; fished commercially and for recreation. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Carangidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125523 on 2026-03-12
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Carangidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125523 on 2026-03-12
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Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 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. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Chiefly marine; rarely brackish. Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body generally compressed, although body shape extremely variable from very deep to fusiform. Most species with only small cycloid scales. Scales along lateral line often modified into spiny scutes. Detached finlets, as many as nine, sometimes found behind dorsal and anal fins. Large juveniles and adults with 2 dorsal fins. Anterior dorsal fin with 3-9 spines; the second having 1 spine and usually 18-37 soft rays. Anal spines usually 3, the first 2 separate from the rest; soft rays usually 15-31. Widely forked caudal fin. Caudal peduncle slender. Pelvic fins lacking in Parona signata. Vertebrae 24-27 (modally 24). One of the most important families of tropical marine fishes; fished commercially and for recreation. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | jacks and pompanos | [details] |
| German | Stachelmakrelen | [details] |
| Japanese | アジ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | hestmakrellfamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | hestmakrellfamilien | [details] |
| Swedish | taggmakrillfiskar | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carangidae)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carangidae FIN027432 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carangidae FIN027433 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carangidae)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carangidae FIN027432 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carangidae FIN027433 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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