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Carangidae

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The Carangidae are a family of ray-finned fish that includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, trevallies, and scads. It is the largest of the six families included within the order Carangiformes. Some authorities classify it as the only family within that order but molecular and anatomical studies indicate that there is a close relationship between this family and the five former Perciform families which make up the Carangiformes.

Species

jacks and pompanos

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyCarangidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded2,231,732

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3,307
With media
18
Family
Carangidae
Collections
ECOSUR, USNM, SDNHM, CUMV, UCMP
Recorded in
Mexico, United States

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Subfamilies and genera
  • See also
  • References

The Carangidae are a family of ray-finned fish that includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, trevallies, and scads. It is the largest of the six families included within the order Carangiformes. Some authorities classify it as the only family within that order but molecular and anatomical studies indicate that there is a close relationship between this family and the five former Perciform families which make up the Carangiformes.

They are 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carangidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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