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Carangidae

Fish Families

Carangidae is a family of ray-finned fish that includes the jacks, jack mackerels, runners, trevallies and scads, and it is one of the five families in the suborder Carangoidei. Members are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and most are fast-swimming predators that hunt in the waters above reefs and in the open sea, while some dig in the sea floor for invertebrates. The largest fish in the family, the greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili, grows up to 2 meters long, and the family supplies many important commercial and game fish, notably the Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Scientific Name
Carangidae 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Perciformes, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Carangidae

Parent Taxon Of

Carangoides ciliarius, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Carangoides ciliarius
Giant Trevally, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Caranx ignobilis
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Found In

The Atlantic Ocean

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The Indian Ocean

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The Pacific Ocean

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Sources
1. Carangidae - Wikipedia
  • Lead
    Most species are fast-swimming predatory fishes that hunt in the waters above reefs and in the open sea
  • Lead, living species
    Most species are fast-swimming predatory fishes that hunt in the waters above reefs and in the open sea
  • In Group: Predatory Fish Families (Jacks, Dolphinfishes and Marlins), Lead, group
    Most species are fast-swimming predatory fishes that hunt in the waters above reefs and in the open sea
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2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Carangidae
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon record
Quote, Taxon record
"rank": "FAMILY"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Caranx ignobilis
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Giant Trevally, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Giant Trevally, Taxon record
"family": "Carangidae"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Carangoides ciliarius
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Carangoides ciliarius, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Carangoides ciliarius, Taxon record
"family": "Carangidae"
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