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Caranx Lacepède, 1801
125936 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125936)
accepted
Genus
Carangus Girard, 1858 · unaccepted (synonym)
Carnax · unaccepted (misspelling)
Carynx · unaccepted (misspelling)
Paratractus Gill, 1862 · unaccepted
- Species Caranx bartholomaei Cuvier, 1833
- Species Caranx bucculentus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877
- Species Caranx caballus Günther, 1868
- Species Caranx caninus Günther, 1867
- Species Caranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815)
- Species Caranx fischeri Smith-Vaniz & Carpenter, 2007
- Species Caranx heberi (Bennett, 1830)
- Species Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Caranx latus Agassiz, 1831
- Species Caranx lugubris Poey, 1860
- Species Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833
- Species Caranx papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877
- Species Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817
- Species Caranx ruber (Bloch, 1793)
- Species Caranx senegallus Cuvier, 1833
- Species Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
- Species Caranx tille Cuvier, 1833
- Species Caranx vinctus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Species Caranx adscensionis (Osbeck, 1771) accepted as Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Caranx affinis Rüppell, 1836 accepted as Atule mate (Cuvier, 1833)
- Species Caranx africanus Steindachner, 1883 accepted as Caranx senegallus Cuvier, 1833 (synonym)
- Species Caranx ajax (Snyder, 1904) accepted as Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787) (junior synonym)
- Species Caranx alexandrinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) accepted as Alectis alexandrina (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
- Species Caranx altissimus Jordan & Seale, 1905 accepted as Carangoides coeruleopinnatus (Rüppell, 1830)
- Species Caranx amblyrhynchus Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (Cuvier, 1833)
- Species Caranx amia (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Caranx analis Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Caranx angolensis Fowler, 1919 accepted as Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817
- Species Caranx antilliarum Bennett, 1840 accepted as Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Caranx armatus (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Carangoides ciliarius (Rüppell, 1830)
- Species Caranx armatus (Rüppell, 1830) accepted as Carangoides armatus (Rüppell, 1830) (synonym)
- Species Caranx ascensionis Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Caranx lugubris Poey, 1860
- Species Caranx atrimanus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Hemicaranx leucurus (Günther, 1864)
- Species Caranx atropus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Atropus atropos (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Caranx auriga De Vis, 1884 accepted as Carangoides oblongus (Cuvier, 1833)
- Species Caranx aurochs (Ogilby, 1915) accepted as Ulua aurochs (Ogilby, 1915)
- Species Caranx auroguttatus Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Carangoides bajad (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Caranx bajad (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Carangoides bajad (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Caranx bartholomoei Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Caranx bartholomaei Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Caranx belengerii Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
- Species Caranx bicolor Günther, 1860 accepted as Hemicaranx bicolor (Günther, 1860)
- Species Caranx blochii Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)
- Species Caranx boops Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Selar boops (Cuvier, 1833)
- Species Caranx brevicarinatus Klunzinger, 1871 accepted as Carangoides plagiotaenia Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Craterognathus plagiotaenia (Bleeker, 1857)
- Species Caranx butuanensis Seale, 1910 accepted as Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
- Species Caranx carangua Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) (synonym)
- Species Caranx carangus (Bloch, 1793) accepted as Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Caranx celetus Smith, 1968 accepted as Caranx papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877
- Species Caranx cestus Richardson, 1846 accepted as Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Caranx cheilio (Snyder, 1904) accepted as Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Caranx chilensis Guichenot, 1848 accepted as Pseudocaranx chilensis (Guichenot, 1848)
- Species Caranx chrysophrys Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Carangoides chrysophrys (Cuvier, 1833)
- Species Caranx ciliaris Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Carangoides armatus (Rüppell, 1830)
- Species Caranx ciliaris (Rüppell, 1830) accepted as Carangoides ciliarius (Rüppell, 1830)
- Species Caranx ciliarius Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Carangoides armatus (Rüppell, 1830) (misspelling)
- Species Caranx cives De Vis, 1884 accepted as Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Caranx coeruleopinnatus Rüppell, 1830 accepted as Carangoides coeruleopinnatus (Rüppell, 1830)
- Species Caranx compressus MacLeay, 1883 accepted as Pantolabus radiatus (MacLeay, 1881)
- Species Caranx compressus Day, 1871 accepted as Craterognathus plagiotaenia (Bleeker, 1857) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caranx crumenophtalmus (Bloch, 1793) accepted as Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) (misspelling)
- Species Caranx crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) accepted as Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)
- Species Caranx cuvieri Lowe, 1838 accepted as Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825)
- Species Caranx cynodon Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Caranx tille Cuvier, 1833
- Species Caranx dasson Jordan & Snyder, 1907 accepted as Carangoides equula (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
- Species Caranx daubentonii Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)
- Species Caranx deani Jordan & Seale, 1905 accepted as Carangoides dinema Bleeker, 1851
- Species Caranx declivis Jenyns, 1841 accepted as Trachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841)
- Species Caranx defensor DeKay, 1842 accepted as Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Caranx delicatissimus Döderlein, 1884 accepted as Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Caranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Caranx dinema (Bleeker, 1851) accepted as Carangoides dinema Bleeker, 1851
- Species Caranx djedaba (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Alepes djedaba (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Caranx djedabba (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Alepes djedaba (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling)
- Species Caranx djeddaba (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Alepes djedaba (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling)
- Species Caranx dorsalis (Gill, 1863) accepted as Carangoides otrynter (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
- Species Caranx dumerili Risso, 1810 accepted as Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810)
- Species Caranx ecclipsifer De Vis, 1884 accepted as Decapterus russelli (Rüppell, 1830)
- Species Caranx edentulus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 accepted as Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Caranx ekala Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Caranx elacate (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) accepted as Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 (synonym)
- Species Caranx emburyi (Whitley, 1932) accepted as Carangoides fulvoguttatus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Caranx equula Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 accepted as Carangoides equula (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
- Species Caranx erythrurus Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Caranx esculentus (Girard, 1859) accepted as Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Caranx fallax Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Caranx latus Agassiz, 1831
- Species Caranx ferdau (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Carangoides ferdau (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Caranx flavocoeruleus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 accepted as Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
- Species Caranx formosanus Jordan & Snyder, 1908 accepted as Carangoides coeruleopinnatus (Rüppell, 1830)
- Species Caranx forsteri Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
- Species Caranx fosteri Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
- Species Caranx freeri Evermann & Seale, 1907 accepted as Selar boops (Cuvier, 1833)
- Species Caranx frontalis Poey, 1860 accepted as Caranx lugubris Poey, 1860
- Species Caranx fulvoguttatus (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Carangoides fulvoguttatus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Caranx fusus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 accepted as Caranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815) (synonym)
- Species Caranx georgianus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833 accepted as Pseudocaranx georgianus (Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Caranx gervaisi Castelnau, 1875 accepted as Selar boops (Cuvier, 1833)
- Species Caranx gilberti Jordan & Seale, 1906 accepted as Carangoides ferdau (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Caranx girardi Steindachner, 1870 accepted as Caranx caballus Günther, 1868
- Species Caranx glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Caranx goreensis (Cuvier, 1833) accepted as Alectis alexandrina (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
- Species Caranx gracilis (Ogilby, 1915) accepted as Carangoides oblongus (Cuvier, 1833)
- Species Caranx guptae Chaudhuri, 1909 accepted as Uraspis uraspis (Günther, 1860)
- Species Caranx gymnostethoides (Bleeker, 1851) accepted as Carangoides gymnostethus (Cuvier, 1833)
- Species Caranx gymnostethus Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Carangoides gymnostethus (Cuvier, 1833)
- Species Caranx hasseltii (Bleeker, 1851) accepted as Atule mate (Cuvier, 1833)
- Species Caranx hedlandensis (Whitley, 1934) accepted as Carangoides hedlandensis (Whitley, 1934)
- Species Caranx helvolus (Forster, 1801) accepted as Uraspis helvola (Forster, 1801)
- Species Caranx hemigymnostethus (Bleeker, 1851) accepted as Carangoides ferdau (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Caranx hippus (Linnaeus, 1766) accepted as Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) (misspelling)
- Species Caranx hullianus McCulloch, 1909 accepted as Uraspis secunda (Poey, 1860)
- Species Caranx humerosus McCulloch, 1915 accepted as Carangoides humerosus (McCulloch, 1915)
- Species Caranx ignoblis (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Caranx ire Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Carangoides praeustus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
- Species Caranx ishikawai Wakiya, 1924 accepted as Caranx lugubris Poey, 1860
- Species Caranx jacobaeus Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier, 1833) (synonym)
- Species Caranx jacobeus Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier, 1833)
- Species Caranx kalla Cuvier, 1833 accepted as Alepes djedaba (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Caranx kiliche Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx kleinii (Bloch, 1793) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx koheru Hector, 1875 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx kurra Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx laticaudis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx leptolepis Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx lepturus Agassiz, 1831 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx lessonii Lesson, 1831 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx leucurus Günther, 1864 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx luna Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx lutescens (Richardson & Solander, 1843) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx macarellus Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx macrophthalmus Rüppell, 1830 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx macrops Steindachner, 1867 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Caranx macrurus (Bleeker, 1851) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx malam (Bleeker, 1851) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx mandibularis MacLeay, 1882 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx marginatus (Gill, 1863) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx marginatus (Schlegel, 1862) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx maruadsi Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx mate Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx mauritianus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx medusicola Jordan & Starks, 1895 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx melampyges Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Caranx melanosaurus Cocco, 1839 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx melanostethos Day, 1865 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx mentalis Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx mertensii Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx microbrachium Fowler, 1934 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx microchir Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx micropterus Rüppell, 1836 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx miyakamii Wakiya, 1924 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx muroadsi Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx nigripinnis Day, 1876 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx nobilis MacLeay, 1881 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx oblongus Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx orthogrammus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx oshimai Wakiya, 1924 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx otrynter Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx panamensis Gill, 1863 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx para Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx parasitus Garman, 1903 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx paraspistes Richardson, 1848 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx pectoralis Chu & Cheng, 1958 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx peronii Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx peruanus Tschudi, 1846 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx pescadorensis (Oshima, 1924) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx pinnulatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx pisquetus Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Caranx plagiotaenia (Bleeker, 1857) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx platessa Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx plumieri (Bloch, 1793) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx praeustus Anonymous [Bennett], 1830 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx procaranx De Vis, 1884 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx punctatus Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx radiatus MacLeay, 1881 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx regularis Garman, 1903 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx rhoncus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Caranx richardi Holbrook, 1855 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx ronchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Caranx rottleri (Bloch, 1793) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx russelli Rüppell, 1830 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx sanctaehelenae Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx sansun (Forsskål, 1775) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx schlegeli Wakiya, 1924 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx scombrinus Valenciennes, 1846 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Caranx secundus Poey, 1860 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Caranx sem Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx senegalus Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Caranx sexfaciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Caranx solea Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx stellatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx suareus Risso, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx symmetricus Ayres, 1855 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx talamparoides (Bleeker, 1852) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx tanakai Wakiya, 1924 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1856 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx tenebrosus Jordan, Evermann & Wakiya, 1927 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx thompsoni Seale, 1905 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx tile Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Caranx torvus Jenyns, 1841 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Caranx trecae (Cadenat, 1950) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx typus (Bleeker, 1853) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx uii Wakiya, 1924 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx uraspis Günther, 1860 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx valenciennei Castelnau, 1873 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx vari Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx vomerinus Playfair, 1867 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx williamsi Smith, 1968 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx wrighti (Whitley, 1931) (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx xanthopygus Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx xanthurus Cuvier, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Caranx gallus (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Caranx Lacepède, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125936 on 2024-09-01
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Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., 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 Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 57 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., 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 Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 57 [details]
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