WoRMS taxon details
Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833
218419 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218419)
accepted
Species
Carangichthys melampygus (Cuvier, 1833) · unaccepted
Carangus melampygus (Cuvier, 1833) · unaccepted
Caranx bixanthopterus Rüppell, 1836 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caranx medusicola Jordan & Starks, 1895 · unaccepted
Caranx melampyges Cuvier, 1833 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Caranx stellatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 · unaccepted
Caranx valenciennei Castelnau, 1873 · unaccepted
Carynx melampygus (Cuvier, 1833) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Xurel malampygus · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517 [details]
Description An occasionally schooling species which is common in clear lagoons and seaward reefs. Feeds on fish (Ref. 5213). According...
Description An occasionally schooling species which is common in clear lagoons and seaward reefs. Feeds on fish (Ref. 5213). According to some authors, this species may invade shallow reefs at night to feed (Ref. 9283). Often toxic when it reaches a length of more than 50 cm (Ref. 4795). Marketed fresh and dried/salted (Ref. 9283). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218419 on 2024-12-11
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original description
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517 [details]
original description (of Caranx valenciennei Castelnau, 1873) Castelnau, F. L. (1873). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. Nos. III thru IX [with subtitles, indexed as one work]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> 2: 37-158. [Also as part of a separate, Melbourne, 1872.].
page(s): 102 [details]
original description (of Caranx bixanthopterus Rüppell, 1836) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Tang Y.W. (1975) Sea Life Around Hong Kong v.6. Hong Kong Fish Marketing Organization, Hong Kong. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
original description (of Caranx valenciennei Castelnau, 1873) Castelnau, F. L. (1873). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. Nos. III thru IX [with subtitles, indexed as one work]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> 2: 37-158. [Also as part of a separate, Melbourne, 1872.].
page(s): 102 [details]
original description (of Caranx bixanthopterus Rüppell, 1836) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Tang Y.W. (1975) Sea Life Around Hong Kong v.6. Hong Kong Fish Marketing Organization, Hong Kong. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description An occasionally schooling species which is common in clear lagoons and seaward reefs. Feeds on fish (Ref. 5213). According to some authors, this species may invade shallow reefs at night to feed (Ref. 9283). Often toxic when it reaches a length of more than 50 cm (Ref. 4795). Marketed fresh and dried/salted (Ref. 9283). [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bluefin trevally | [details] |
| Japanese | カスミアジ | [details] |
| Spanish | jurel aleta azul | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (82 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caranx valenciennei Castelnau, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Caranx medusicola Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Carangus melampygus (Cuvier, 1833))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Caranx stellatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Carangichthys melampygus (Cuvier, 1833))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caranx melampygus)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx stellatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx medusicola Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To FishBase (from synonym Carangichthys melampygus (Cuvier, 1833))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carangus melampygus (Cuvier, 1833))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx melampyges Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Carynx melampygus (Cuvier, 1833))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx valenciennei Castelnau, 1873)
To FishBase images (Caranx melampygus, Indonesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (3672 nucleotides; 30974 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx medusicola RAD116449-001) (from synonym Caranx medusicola Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx melampygus RAD116455-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx melampygus RAD116457-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caranx valenciennei Castelnau, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Caranx medusicola Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Carangus melampygus (Cuvier, 1833))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Caranx stellatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Carangichthys melampygus (Cuvier, 1833))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caranx melampygus)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx stellatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx medusicola Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To FishBase (from synonym Carangichthys melampygus (Cuvier, 1833))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carangus melampygus (Cuvier, 1833))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx melampyges Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Carynx melampygus (Cuvier, 1833))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx valenciennei Castelnau, 1873)
To FishBase images (Caranx melampygus, Indonesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (3672 nucleotides; 30974 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx medusicola RAD116449-001) (from synonym Caranx medusicola Jordan & Starks, 1895)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx melampygus RAD116455-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx melampygus RAD116457-001)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
