Alectis

Alectis is a genus of fish in the family Carangidae containing three extant species, all of which are large marine fishes. They are commonly known as threadfish, diamond trevallies or pompanos, although they have no close affiliation with the true pompano genus.

Species

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilyCarangidae

Habitatmarine, brackish

Observations recorded23,487

Alectis è un genere di pesci ossei marini appartenente alla famiglia Carangidae. Indice 1 Distribuzione e habitat 2 Specie 3 Note 4 Collegamenti esterni Distribuzione e habitat I membri del genere si incontrano nelle aree tropicali e subtropicali di tutti gli oceani. Nel mar Mediterraneo orientale e meridionale è presente la specie A. alexandrina[1]. Specie Alectis alexandrina Alectis ciliaris Alectis indica[1] Note ^ a b Elenco delle specie da Fishbase

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 243
With media: 3
Family: Carangidae
Collections: CAS, YPM
Recorded in: Thailand, Sri Lanka, United States, Philippines, China, Japan

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==Taxonomy== Alectis is one of 33 genera in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae. The Carangidae are ray-finned fishes in the order Carangiformes.

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