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Also known as Selene vomer

The lookdown (Selene vomer) is a species of game fish in the family Carangidae. It was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Species

Least Concern

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Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassTeleostei
  3. OrderCarangiformes
  4. FamilyCarangidae
Habitatmarine, brackish

via IUCN

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The lookdown (Selene vomer) is a species of game fish in the family Carangidae. It was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

==Description== Although the lookdown is similar to the Atlantic moonfish, it can be distinguished by its dorsal and anal fins, the second ray on each fin being many times longer than the surrounding rays. This gives the dorsal and anal fins a noticeably scythe-like shape. The dorsal fin of the lookdown has 9 spines and 23 rays, while the anal fin has only 3 spines and 18 rays.

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

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