Deep-Sea taxon details
Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)
159646 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159646)
accepted
Species
Caranx blochii Cuvier, 1833 · unaccepted
Caranx crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) · unaccepted
Trachurops crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.].
page(s): 77, Pl. 343 [details]
page(s): 77, Pl. 343 [details]
Description Generally found near the coast or in shallow waters (Ref. 9283). May also be encountered over shallow reefs but may reach...
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and Bermuda to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; throughout the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and the...
Description Generally found near the coast or in shallow waters (Ref. 9283). May also be encountered over shallow reefs but may reach depths of 170 m. Prefers clean, clear insular waters (Ref. 9626) but occasionally in turbid waters (Ref. 9283). Mainly nocturnal, it feeds on small shrimp, benthic invertebrates, forams when inshore, and zooplankton and fish larvae when offshore. Travels in compact groups of hundreds of thousands of fish. Juveniles up to 13 cm caught with light tackle (Ref. 4887). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9626). [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and Bermuda to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; throughout the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and the...
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and Bermuda to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; throughout the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793). 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=159646 on 2026-02-14
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159646 on 2026-02-14
original description
(of Caranx blochii Cuvier, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517
page(s): 69 [details]
original description (of ) Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.].
page(s): 77, Pl. 343 [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 (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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 Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
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]
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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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): 69 [details]
original description (of ) Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.].
page(s): 77, Pl. 343 [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 (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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 Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
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]
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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 Generally found near the coast or in shallow waters (Ref. 9283). May also be encountered over shallow reefs but may reach depths of 170 m. Prefers clean, clear insular waters (Ref. 9626) but occasionally in turbid waters (Ref. 9283). Mainly nocturnal, it feeds on small shrimp, benthic invertebrates, forams when inshore, and zooplankton and fish larvae when offshore. Travels in compact groups of hundreds of thousands of fish. Juveniles up to 13 cm caught with light tackle (Ref. 4887). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9626). [details]Diet Feeds on small shrimps, benthic invertebrates, and forams when inshore, and zooplankton and fish larvae when offshore [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and Bermuda to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; throughout the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea [details]
Habitat Prefers clear oceanic waters around islands to neritic waters. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Importance Social- Highly Commercial, fishery, gamefish, bait [details]
Reproduction Open water/ substratum egg scatterers [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bigeye scad | [details] |
| French | sélar à grandes paupières | [details] |
| Japanese | メアジ | [details] |
| Russian | Селарбольшеглазая ставрида | [details] |
| Spanish | charrito ojón | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (402 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Caranx crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Caranx blochii Cuvier, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (87 publications) (from synonym Trachurops crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Selar crumenophthalmus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx blochii Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachurops crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (444 nucleotides; 379 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selar crumenophthalmus FIN027546 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selar crumenophthalmus FIN027547 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Caranx crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Caranx blochii Cuvier, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (87 publications) (from synonym Trachurops crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Selar crumenophthalmus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx blochii Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachurops crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (444 nucleotides; 379 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selar crumenophthalmus FIN027546 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Selar crumenophthalmus FIN027547 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
