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OverviewAI-generated
*Naucrates ductor*, commonly known as the pilotfish, is a species of marine fish within the family Carangidae. It belongs to the order Perciformes and the class Teleostei, with the authority cited as Linnaeus, 1758. The taxon is classified under the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia. Its conservation status is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List, a designation recorded in 2015.
The species has been documented in various locations, including Brazil, the Philippines, Mexico, the United States, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. Records of *Naucrates ductor* are held by institutions such as UWFC, ECOSUR, CUMV, SIO, and CICIMAR-IPN. The organism is distinct from the family Kyphosidae and is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
Synthesized by Vinony from 41 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least Concernpilotfish
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCarangidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 521
- With media
- 54
- Family
- Carangidae
- Collections
- UWFC, ECOSUR, CUMV, SIO, CICIMAR-IPN, NMV
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Mexico, United States, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Australia, Marshall Islands
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Naucrates ductor
- Commons category
- Naucrates ductor
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- taxon common name
- pámpanu
- taxon range
- Brazil
- short name
- N. ductor
- different from
- Kyphosidae
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Encyclopedic overview
The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) is a carnivorous fish of the trevally, or jackfish family, Carangidae. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Naucrates ductor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.