WoRMS taxon details
Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)
AphiaID: 126803
AphiaID: 126803
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family) > Caranx (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Caranx Lacepède, 1801 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Carangus esculentus Girard, 1859 Carangus hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) Caranx antilliarum Bennett, 1840 Caranx carangua Lacepède, 1801 (synonym) Caranx carangus (Bloch, 1793) Caranx defensor DeKay, 1842 Caranx erythrurus Lacepède, 1801 Caranx esculentus (Girard, 1859) Caranx hippos hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) Caranx hippos tropicus Nichols, 1920 Caranx hippus (Linnaeus, 1766) (misspelling) Scomber carangus Bloch, 1793 Scomber hippos Linnaeus, 1766 Trachurus cordyla Gronow, 1854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Scott, W.B. and M.G. Scott. 1988. Atlantic fishes of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 219. 731 p. [details] additional source: Welshman, D., S. Kohler, J. Black and L. Van Guelpen. 2003. An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] additional source: Linnaeus, C. (1766). Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1-532. page(s): 494 [details] additional source: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] from synonym: Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 3, pp i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. [details] [view taxon] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Subspecies Caranx hippos caninus Günther, 1867 accepted as Caranx caninus Günther, 1867 Subspecies Caranx hippos hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) accepted as Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) Subspecies Caranx hippos tropicus Nichols, 1920 accepted as Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, brackish, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Gulf of Maine [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] North West Atlantic [details] Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Caligus robustus Bassett-Smith, 1898 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Caligus constrictus Heller, 1865 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus longipedis Bassett-Smith, 1898 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus praetextus Bere, 1936 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Ergasilus arthrosis Roberts, 1969 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Lernaeolophus striatus Wilson C.B., 1913 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Acantholochus crevalleus (Cressey, 1981) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Lernanthropus giganteus Krøyer, 1863 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus chorinemi Krøyer, 1863 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus tenax Heller, 1865 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Anuretes heckelii (Krøyer, 1863) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Holobomolochus crevalleus Cressey, 1981 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Dentigryps longicauda Cressey, 1966 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (276 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To FishBase To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 16 proteins) To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Diet: Feeds on smaller fish, shrimp and other invertebrates [details] Distribution: Nova Scotia southward through the Caribbean Sea to Uruguay [details] Habitat: Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Pelagic species, found in shallow, coastal waters over continental shelf, to depths of 350 m. [details] Habitat: nektonic [details] Importance: Social- Commercial, fishery, gamefish and aquarium fish [details] Reproduction: External fertilization, open water/ substratum egg scatterers [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126803 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126803 on 2013-05-21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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