WoRMS taxon details
Caranx papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877
218411 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218411)
accepted
Species
Caranx celetus Smith, 1968 · unaccepted
Caranx regularis Garman, 1903 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
Description Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs, occasionally entering rivers. Juveniles in estuaries. Feeds primarily on fish.
Description Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs, occasionally entering rivers. Juveniles in estuaries. Feeds primarily on fish. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Caranx papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218411 on 2025-08-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Caranx celetus Smith, 1968) Smith, J.L.B. (1968). Studies in carangid fishes No. 4. The identity of Scomber sansun Forsskal, 1775. <em>Occasional Papers of the Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> 15: 173–184, Pls. 38–39. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Caranx celetus Smith, 1968) Smith, J.L.B. (1968). Studies in carangid fishes No. 4. The identity of Scomber sansun Forsskal, 1775. <em>Occasional Papers of the Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> 15: 173–184, Pls. 38–39. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs, occasionally entering rivers. Juveniles in estuaries. Feeds primarily on fish. [details]
To Barcode of Life (150 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caranx celetus Smith, 1968)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Caranx regularis Garman, 1903)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caranx papuensis)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx regularis Garman, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx celetus Smith, 1968)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Caranx papuensis, Mozambique, by Koch, R.J.)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx papuensis FIN027507 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx papuensis USNM 431973 lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx regularis RAD116480-001) (from synonym Caranx regularis Garman, 1903)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx regularis RAD116480-002) (from synonym Caranx regularis Garman, 1903)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caranx celetus Smith, 1968)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Caranx regularis Garman, 1903)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caranx papuensis)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx regularis Garman, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx celetus Smith, 1968)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Caranx papuensis, Mozambique, by Koch, R.J.)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx papuensis FIN027507 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx papuensis USNM 431973 lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx regularis RAD116480-001) (from synonym Caranx regularis Garman, 1903)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx regularis RAD116480-002) (from synonym Caranx regularis Garman, 1903)
To ITIS
