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Caranx
Lacépède, 1801
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Family
Genus
Nomenclatural_Code
Animalia
Chordata
Osteichthyes
Neopterygii
Carangiformes
Carangidae
Caranx
ICZN
Name Authority:
Catalog of Fishes
Published In: 1801
Occurs in brackish , freshwater , marine habitats.
Common Name(s):
No common names recorded.
Related Publications:
No related publications recorded.
Cited MCZ Specimens:
No cited MCZ specimens.
Synonyms and other Related Names:
No related names recorded.
Related Taxon Records:
Included Species (68)
Included Species:
Caranx aliaris
Caranx armatus
Caranx bartholomaei
Cuvier, 1833
Caranx bisanthopterus
Caranx blochii
Cuvier, 1833
Caranx blockii
Caranx caballus
Günther, 1868
Caranx calla
Caranx caninus
Guenther
Caranx carangus
(Bloch, 1793)
Caranx chilensis
Guichenot, 1848
Caranx chrysos
Caranx chrysus
Caranx cibi
Poey 1860:224
Caranx colla
Caranx crumenophtalmus
(Bloch, 1793)
Caranx crumenophthalmus
(Bloch, 1793)
Caranx crumenopthalmus
Caranx crumentophthalmus
Caranx crysos
(Mitchill, 1815)
Caranx cuvieri
Lowe, 1838
Caranx daemeli
Caranx defensor
DeKay, 1842
Caranx demigymnostethus
Caranx djedabba
(Forsskål, 1775)
Caranx djeddaba
(Forsskål, 1775)
Caranx dorsalis
(Gill, 1863)
Caranx ferdan
Caranx frontalis
Poey, 1860
Caranx fuscus
Caranx gallus
Caranx guara
(Bonnaterre, 1788)
Caranx hemigymnostethus
(Bleeker, 1851)
Caranx heteropygus
Poey, 1861
Caranx hippos
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Caranx ignobilis
(Forsskål, 1775)
Caranx iguobilis
Caranx kurra
Caranx lata
Caranx latus
Agassiz, 1829
Caranx leptolepis
Cuvier, 1833
Caranx lugubris
Poey, 1860
Caranx macrosoma
Caranx malabaricus
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Caranx malanpygus
Caranx marginatus
Caranx maruadsi
Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
Caranx melampygas
Caranx melampygus
Cuvier, 1833
Caranx melanipygus
Caranx muroadsi
Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
Caranx murosedsi
Caranx parapristes
Caranx parasitus
Garman, 1903:232
Caranx primaevus
Eastman
Caranx punctatus
Cuvier, 1829
Caranx regularis
Garman, 1903:232
Caranx rottleri
(Bloch, 1793)
Caranx ruber
(Bloch, 1793)
Caranx sansun
Caranx secundus
Poey, 1860:223
Caranx sexfasciatus
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Caranx speciosus
Caranx splendens
Caranx stellatus
Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
Caranx sutor
Caranx trachunis
Caranx trachurus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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