147 Species in Family Carangidae
Nominal species list for Carangidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787) African pompano
Alepes apercna Grant, 1987 Smallmouth scad
Alepes djedaba (Fabricius, 1775) Shrimp scad
Alepes kleinii (Bloch, 1793) Razorbelly scad
Alepes melanoptera (Swainson, 1839) Blackfin scad
Alepes vari (Cuvier, 1833) Herring scad
Atropus armatus (Forsskål, 1775) Longfin trevally
Atropus atropos (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Cleftbelly trevally
Atropus aurochs (Ogilby, 1915) Silvermouth trevally
Atropus hedlandensis (Whitley, 1934) Bumpnose trevally
Atropus mentalis (Cuvier, 1833) Longrakered trevally
Atule mate (Cuvier, 1833) Yellowtail scad
Campogramma glaycos (Lacepède, 1801) Vadigo
Carangichthys dinema (Bleeker, 1851) Shadow trevally
Carangichthys humerosus (McCulloch, 1915) Duskyshoulder trevally
Carangichthys oblongus (Cuvier, 1833) Coachwhip trevally
Carangoides praeustus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) Brownback trevally
Caranx bartholomaei Cuvier, 1833 Yellow jack
Caranx bucculentus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 Bluespotted trevally
Caranx caballus Günther, 1868 Green jack
Caranx caninus Günther, 1867 Pacific crevalle jack
Caranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815) Blue runner
Caranx fischeri Smith-Vaniz & Carpenter, 2007 Longfin crevalle jack
Caranx heberi (Bennett, 1830) Blacktip trevally
Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) Crevalle jack
Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775) Giant trevally
Caranx latus Agassiz, 1831 Horse-eye jack
Caranx lugubris Poey, 1860 Black jack
Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833 Bluefin trevally
Caranx papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 Brassy trevally
Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 False scad
Caranx ruber (Bloch, 1793) Bar jack
Caranx senegallus Cuvier, 1833 Senegal jack
Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 Bigeye trevally
Caranx tille Cuvier, 1833 Tille trevally
Caranx vinctus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Cocinero
Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766) Atlantic bumper
Chloroscombrus orqueta Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 Pacific bumper
Craterognathus plagiotaenia (Bleeker, 1857) Barcheek trevally
Decapterus akaadsi Abe, 1958
Decapterus koheru (Hector, 1875) Koheru
Decapterus kurroides Bleeker, 1855 Redtail scad
Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier, 1833) Mackerel scad
Decapterus macrosoma Bleeker, 1851 Shortfin scad
Decapterus maruadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) Japanese scad
Decapterus muroadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Amberstripe scad
Decapterus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829) Round scad
Decapterus russelli (Rüppell, 1830) Indian scad
Decapterus smithvanizi Kimura, Katahira & Kuriiwa, 2013
Decapterus tabl Berry, 1968 Roughear scad
Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Rainbow runner
Euprepocaranx dorsalis (Gill, 1863) Threadfin jack
Ferdauia ferdau (Fabricius, 1775) Blue trevally
Ferdauia orthogrammus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) Island trevally
Flavocaranx bajad (Fabricius, 1775) Orangespotted trevally
Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) Golden trevally
Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (Cuvier, 1833) Bluntnose jack
Hemicaranx bicolor (Günther, 1860) Bicolor jack
Hemicaranx leucurus (Günther, 1864) Yellowfin jack
Hemicaranx zelotes Gilbert, 1898 Blackfin jack
Kaiwarinus equula (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Whitefin trevally
Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758) Leerfish
Megalaspis cordyla (Linnaeus, 1758) Torpedo scad
Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus, 1758) Pilotfish
Oligoplites altus (Günther, 1868) Longjaw leatherjacket
Oligoplites palometa (Cuvier, 1832) Maracaibo leatherjacket
Oligoplites refulgens Gilbert & Starks, 1904 Shortjaw leatherjacket
Oligoplites saliens (Bloch, 1793) Castin leatherjacket
Oligoplites saurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Leatherjacket
Pantolabus radiatus (Macleay, 1881) Fringefin trevally
Paraselene orstedii (Lütken, 1880) Mexican moonfish
Parastromateus niger (Bloch, 1795) Black pomfret
Parona signata (Jenyns, 1841) Parona leatherjacket
Platycaranx chrysophrys (Cuvier, 1833) Longnose trevally
Platycaranx malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Malabar trevally
Platycaranx talamparoides (Bleeker, 1852) Imposter trevally
Pseudocaranx chilensis (Guichenot, 1848) Juan Fernandez trevally
Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) White trevally
Pseudocaranx dinjerra Smith-Vaniz & Jelks, 2006
Pseudocaranx wrighti (Whitley, 1931) Skipjack trevally
Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepède, 1801 Talang queenfish
Scomberoides lysan (Fabricius, 1775) Doublespotted queenfish
Scomberoides tala (Cuvier, 1832) Barred queenfish
Scomberoides tol (Cuvier, 1832) Needlescaled queenfish
Scyris alexandrina (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) Alexandria pompano
Scyris indica Rüppell, 1830 Indian threadfish
Selar boops (Cuvier, 1833) Oxeye scad
Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) Bigeye scad
Selaroides leptolepis (Cuvier, 1833) Yellowstripe scad
Selene brevoortii (Gill, 1863) Hairfin lookdown
Selene brownii (Cuvier, 1816) Caribbean moonfish
Selene dorsalis (Gill, 1863) African moonfish
Selene peruviana (Guichenot, 1866) Peruvian moonfish
Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815) Atlantic moonfish
Selene spixii (Castelnau, 1855)
Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758) Lookdown
Seriola carpenteri Mather, 1971 Guinean amberjack
Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810) Greater amberjack
Seriola fasciata (Bloch, 1793) Lesser amberjack
Seriola hippos Günther, 1876 Samson fish
Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833 Yellowtail amberjack
Seriola peruana Steindachner, 1881 Fortune jack
Seriola quinqueradiata Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 Japanese amberjack
Seriola rivoliana Valenciennes, 1833 Longfin yellowtail
Seriola zonata (Mitchill, 1815) Banded rudderfish
Seriolina nigrofasciata (Rüppell, 1829) Blackbanded trevally
Trachinotus africanus Smith, 1967 Southern pompano
Trachinotus anak Ogilby, 1909 Oyster pompano
Trachinotus baillonii (Lacepède, 1801) Small spotted dart
Trachinotus blochii (Lacepède, 1801) Snubnose pompano
Trachinotus botla (Shaw, 1803) Largespotted dart
Trachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) Florida pompano
Trachinotus cayennensis Cuvier, 1832 Cayenne pompano
Trachinotus coppingeri Günther, 1884 Swallowtail dart
Trachinotus falcatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Permit
Trachinotus goodei Jordan & Evermann, 1896 Great pompano
Trachinotus goreensis Cuvier, 1832 Longfin pompano
Trachinotus kennedyi Steindachner, 1876 Blackblotch pompano
Trachinotus macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Walsh, 2019 Marquesas dart
Trachinotus marginatus Cuvier, 1832 Plata pompano
Trachinotus maxillosus Cuvier, 1832 Guinean pompano
Trachinotus mookalee Cuvier, 1832 Indian pompano
Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Pompano
Trachinotus paitensis Cuvier, 1832 Paloma pompano
Trachinotus rhodopus Gill, 1863 Gafftopsail pompano
Trachinotus stilbe (Jordan & McGregor, 1898) Steel pompano
Trachinotus teraia Cuvier, 1832 Shortfin pompano
Trachurus capensis Castelnau, 1861 Cape horse mackerel
Trachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841) Greenback horse mackerel
Trachurus delagoa Nekrasov, 1970 African scad
Trachurus indicus Nekrasov, 1966 Arabian scad
Trachurus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Japanese jack mackerel
Trachurus lathami Nichols, 1920 Rough scad
Trachurus longimanus (Norman, 1935) Crozet scad
Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus murphyi Nichols, 1920 Chilean jack mackerel
Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843 Yellowtail horse mackerel
Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825) Blue jack mackerel
Trachurus symmetricus (Ayres, 1855) Pacific jack mackerel
Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758) Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trecae Cadenat, 1950 Cunene horse mackerel
Turrum coeruleopinnatum (Rüppell, 1830) Coastal trevally
Turrum fulvoguttatum (Forsskål, 1775) Yellowspotted trevally
Turrum gymnostethus (Cuvier, 1833) Bludger
Uraspis helvola (Forster, 1801) Whitetongue jack
Uraspis secunda (Poey, 1860) Cottonmouth jack
Uraspis uraspis (Günther, 1860) Whitemouth jack
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