WoRMS taxon details
Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
126819 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126819)
accepted
Species
Caesiomorus glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Caesiomorus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Caranx glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Centronotus binotatus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
Centronotus ovalis Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Gasterosteus ovatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Glaucus rondeletii Bleeker, 1863 · unaccepted
Lichia glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Lichia glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)
Lichia tetracantha Bowdich, 1825 · unaccepted
Scomber glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Trachinotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Trachinotus glauous (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Trachinotus madeirensis Borodin, 1934 · unaccepted
Trachynotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Trachynotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gasterosteus ovatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution Virginia to Panama
Distribution Virginia to Panama [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126819 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gasterosteus ovatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Lichia tetracantha Bowdich, 1825) Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238.
page(s): 237, Fig. 49 [details]
original description (of Trachinotus madeirensis Borodin, 1934) Borodin, N. A. (1934). Fishes. Scientific results of the yacht "Alva" Mediterranean cruise, 1933, in command of William K. Vanderbilt. <em>Bulletin Vanderbilt Marine Museum.</em> 1(4): 103-123, Pls. 1-2. [details]
original description (of Scomber glaucus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Centronotus binotatus Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 43, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Centronotus ovalis Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 309, 316 [details]
original description (of Glaucus rondeletii Bleeker, 1863) Bleeker, P. (1863). Mémoire sur les poissons de la côte de Guinée. <em>Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2).</em> v. 18 (1862): 1-136, Pls. 1-28. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]original description (of Lichia tetracantha Bowdich, 1825) Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238.
page(s): 237, Fig. 49 [details]
original description (of Trachinotus madeirensis Borodin, 1934) Borodin, N. A. (1934). Fishes. Scientific results of the yacht "Alva" Mediterranean cruise, 1933, in command of William K. Vanderbilt. <em>Bulletin Vanderbilt Marine Museum.</em> 1(4): 103-123, Pls. 1-2. [details]
original description (of Scomber glaucus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Centronotus binotatus Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 43, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Centronotus ovalis Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 309, 316 [details]
original description (of Glaucus rondeletii Bleeker, 1863) Bleeker, P. (1863). Mémoire sur les poissons de la côte de Guinée. <em>Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2).</em> v. 18 (1862): 1-136, Pls. 1-28. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [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
context source (HKRMS)
Ni IH. & Kwok KY. (1999). Marine Fish Fauna in Hong Kong Waters. Zoological Studies 38: pp 130-152. [details]
additional source Hildebrand, S. F.; Schroeder, W. C. (1972). Fishes of Chesapeake Bay. <em>T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Neptune, New Jersey.</em> 1-388. [details]
additional source Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 296 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Hildebrand, S. F.; Schroeder, W. C. (1972). Fishes of Chesapeake Bay. <em>T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Neptune, New Jersey.</em> 1-388. [details]
additional source Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 296 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | lojba me pika | [details] |
| Danish | gaffelmakrel | [details] |
| Dutch | ronde pompanogaffelmakreel | [details] |
| English | pompanoderbio | [details] |
| French | palomineliche glauque | [details] |
| German | GabelmakreleBläuel | [details] |
| Hebrew | כחלון ים-תיכוני | [details] |
| Italian | leccio stella | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Μαυρολίτσα | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | gaffelmakrell | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | gaffelmakrell | [details] |
| Spanish | pampano blancopalometa blanca | [details] |
| Swedish | blå gaffelmakrill | [details] |
| Turkish | yaladerma | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (102 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Centronotus binotatus Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (108 publications) (from synonym Lichia glauca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Centronotus ovalis Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Caranx glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Gasterosteus ovatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Caesiomorus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Trachynotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lichia tetracantha Bowdich, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Lichia glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications) (from synonym Scomber glaucus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications) (from synonym Trachinotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (88 publications) (from synonym Trachynotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trachinotus ovatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Lichia glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Gasterosteus ovatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Trachinotus madeirensis Borodin, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber glaucus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachinotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Lichia glauca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Lichia tetracantha Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Centronotus binotatus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Centronotus ovalis Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Glaucus rondeletii Bleeker, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachynotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Caesiomorus glauca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Caesiomorus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Trachynotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (9739 nucleotides; 623 proteins) (from synonym Gasterosteus ovatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (9739 nucleotides; 623 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinotus ovatus RAD117720-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinotus ovatus USNM 402366 radiograph)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Centronotus binotatus Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (108 publications) (from synonym Lichia glauca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Centronotus ovalis Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Caranx glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Gasterosteus ovatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Caesiomorus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Trachynotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lichia tetracantha Bowdich, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Lichia glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications) (from synonym Scomber glaucus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications) (from synonym Trachinotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (88 publications) (from synonym Trachynotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trachinotus ovatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Lichia glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Gasterosteus ovatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Trachinotus madeirensis Borodin, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber glaucus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachinotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Lichia glauca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Lichia tetracantha Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Centronotus binotatus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Centronotus ovalis Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Glaucus rondeletii Bleeker, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachynotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Caesiomorus glauca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Caesiomorus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Trachynotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (9739 nucleotides; 623 proteins) (from synonym Gasterosteus ovatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (9739 nucleotides; 623 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinotus ovatus RAD117720-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachinotus ovatus USNM 402366 radiograph)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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