Carangidae

Carangidae
Malabar trevally, Carangoides malabaricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Carangidae Rafinesque, 1815
Genera
Alectis Alepes Atropus Atule Campogramma Carangoides Caranx Chloroscombrus Decapterus Elagatis Gnathanodon Hemicaranx Lichia Megalaspis Naucrates Oligoplites Pantolabus Parastromateus Parona Pseudocaranx Scomberoides Selar Selaroides Selene Seriola Seriolina Trachinotus Trachurus Ulua Uraspis

Carangidae is a family of fish which includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, and scads.

They are marine fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most species are fast-swimming predatory fishes that hunt in the waters above reefs and in the open sea; some dig in the sea floor for invertebrates.

The largest fish in the family, the greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili, grows up to 2 m in length; most fish in the family reach a maximum length of 25–100 cm.

The family contains many important commercial and game fish, notably the Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus, and the other jack mackerels in the genus Trachurus.

Many genera have fairly extensive fossil records, particularly Caranx and Seriola, which extend into the early Paleogene (late Thanetian), and are known from whole and incomplete specimens, skeletal fragments, and otoliths. The several extinct genera include Archaeus, Pseudovomer, and Eastmanalepes.

Timeline of genera

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  African pompano, Alectis ciliaris

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  Island trevally, Carangoides orthogrammus

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  Giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis, the largest species in the genus

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  Indian scad, Decapterus russelli

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  Golden trevally, Gnathanodon speciosus

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  Golden trevally

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  Pilotfish, Naucrates ductor

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  Lookdown, Selene vomer

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  Greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili

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  Japanese jack mackerel, Trachurus japonicus