Deep-Sea taxon details
Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787)
159629 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159629)
accepted
Species
Alectis crinitus (Mitchill, 1826) · unaccepted
Alectis indica (Cuvier, 1833) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 36, Pl. 191 [details]
page(s): 36, Pl. 191 [details]
Description Juveniles occur in open seas near the surface, adults near the bottom from shallow waters to 100 m; rarely occurs in coral...
Distribution Worldwide in tropical seas. Western Atlantic: North Truro Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Santos, Brazil; throughout the...
Description Juveniles occur in open seas near the surface, adults near the bottom from shallow waters to 100 m; rarely occurs in coral reefs. Solitary at adult stage. Feeds on sedentary or slow moving crustaceans, small crabs and occasionally on small fish (Ref. 9283). Adults mainly taken on hook and line, especially on light tackle while juveniles often caught with beach seines. Excellent food fish (Ref. 9626) and is marketed fresh or dried/salted (Ref. 9283). [details]
Distribution Worldwide in tropical seas. Western Atlantic: North Truro Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Santos, Brazil; throughout the...
Distribution Worldwide in tropical seas. Western Atlantic: North Truro Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Santos, Brazil; throughout the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159629 on 2026-09-04
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159629 on 2026-09-04
original description
(of ) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 36, Pl. 191 [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]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 36, Pl. 191 [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]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Juveniles occur in open seas near the surface, adults near the bottom from shallow waters to 100 m; rarely occurs in coral reefs. Solitary at adult stage. Feeds on sedentary or slow moving crustaceans, small crabs and occasionally on small fish (Ref. 9283). Adults mainly taken on hook and line, especially on light tackle while juveniles often caught with beach seines. Excellent food fish (Ref. 9626) and is marketed fresh or dried/salted (Ref. 9283). [details]Distribution Worldwide in tropical seas. Western Atlantic: North Truro Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Santos, Brazil; throughout the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | African pompano | [details] |
| Japanese | イトヒキアジ | [details] |
| Spanish | pámpano de hebra | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (71 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (112 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Alectis crinitus (Mitchill, 1826))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Alectis indica (Cuvier, 1833))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alectis ciliaris)
To FishBase (from synonym Alectis indica (Cuvier, 1833))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Alectis crinitus (Mitchill, 1826))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (80 nucleotides; 94 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alectis ciliaris FIN027435 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alectis ciliaris FIN027436 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (112 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Alectis crinitus (Mitchill, 1826))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Alectis indica (Cuvier, 1833))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alectis ciliaris)
To FishBase (from synonym Alectis indica (Cuvier, 1833))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Alectis crinitus (Mitchill, 1826))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (80 nucleotides; 94 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alectis ciliaris FIN027435 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alectis ciliaris FIN027436 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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