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Pseudocaranx

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Pseudocaranx is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the family Carangidae, the jacks, trevallies, scads, and pompanos. They occur in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific.

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyCarangidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded34,706

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
36
With media
1
Family
Carangidae
Collections
UWFC, NMV, AM, USNM, WAM, MNHN
Recorded in
Philippines, Australia, Nouvelle-Caledonie

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Carangidae
Image
Pseudocaranx dentex juvenile.jpg
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Commons category
Pseudocaranx
taxon name
Pseudocaranx
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Pseudocaranx
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Encyclopedic overview

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Pseudocaranx is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the family Carangidae, the jacks, trevallies, scads, and pompanos. They occur in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific.

==Species== Six recognized species are placed in this genus: Pseudocaranx cheilio (Snyder, 1904) Pseudocaranx chilensis (Guichenot, 1848) (Juan Fernandez trevally) Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (white trevally) Pseudocaranx dinjerra Smith-Vaniz & Jelks, 2006 Pseudocaranx georgianus (Cuvier, 1833) Pseudocaranx wrighti (Whitley, 1931) (skipjack trevally)

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