Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Carangiformes

Actinopteri - Carangiformes

Taxonomy
Carangiformes was named as an order. It is extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Carangiformes by Jordan (1963).

It was assigned to Rhegnopteri by Jordan (1963); to Carangimorphariae by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Ovalentaria by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Carangiformes Jordan p. 683
2013Carangiformes Betancur et al.
2016Carangiformes Nelson et al. p. 383

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Carangimorpharia
Carangimorphariae
orderCarangiformes
orderCarangiformes

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

show all | hide all
Fm. Carangidae Rafinesque 1815
hide
G. Alectis Rafinesque 1815
G. †Archaeus Agassiz 1843
+
Archaeus brevis Agassiz 1843
Archaeus glarisianus Agassiz 1843
Archaeus oblongus Danil'chenko 1968
G. †Argyreiosus Sauvage 1870
G. †Belgocaranx Taverne et al. 2006
+
Belgocaranx luypaertsi Taverne et al. 2006
+
G. Caranx Lacépède 1802
+
Caranx albyi Sauvage 1880
Caranx baltruschi de Beaufort 1926
Caranx femeri de Beaufort 1926
Caranx gracilis Kramberger 1882
Caranx macoveii Pauca 1929
Caranx orolomaensis David 1946
Caranx primaevus Eastman 1904
Caranx scillae Sauvage 1873
Caranx weileri Bogatshov 1933
G. †Ceratoichthys Blot 1969
+
Ceratoichthys pinnatiformis Blainville 1818
G. Decapterus Bleeker 1850
+
Decapterus agilis Jordan 1925
Decapterus hopkinsi Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. †Eastmanalepes Bannikov 1984
+
Eastmanalepes primaevus Eastman 1904
G. †Equula Cuvier 1815
+
Equula altapinna Weiler 1955
G. †Lichia Cuvier 1817
+
Lichia amia Linnaeus 1758
Lichia veronensis Bannikov and Sorbini 1990
G. Oligoplites Gill 1864
+
Oligoplites spinosus Smirnov 1936
G. †Paratrachinotus Blot 1969
G. Platax Cuvier 1817
+
Platax altissimus Agassiz 1835
Platax macropterygius Agassiz 1835
Platax papilio Volta 1796
Platax woodwardii Agassiz 1839
G. Pseudocaranx Bleeker 1863
+
Pseudocaranx pertenuis Schwarzhans 2019
G. Selene Lacepède 1802
G. Seriola Cuvier 1817
+
Seriola dallonii Arambourg 1927
Seriola prisca Agassiz 1834
Seriola sanctaebarbarae Jordan 1921
G. Teratichthys Koenig 1825
+
G. †Trachicaranx Daniltshenko 1968
+
Trachicaranx tersus Danil'chenko 1968
G. Trachurus Lacépède 1802
+
Trachurus costatus Casier 1966
Trachurus declivis Jenyns 1841
Trachurus mediterraneus Steindachner 1868
Trachurus miosensis Lafond-Grellety 1979
Trachurus trachurus Linnaeus 1758
G. †Vomeropsis Heckel 1853
+
Vomeropsis triurus Volta 1796
hide
G. Echeneis Linnaeus 1758
+
Echeneis urupensis Daniltshenko 1958
G. †Oligoremora Micklich et al. 2016
+
Oligoremora rhenana Micklich et al. 2016
hide
G. Rachycentron Kaup 1826
+
Rachycentron stremphaencus Godfrey and Carnevale 2021
Invalid names: Coryphaenidae [empty], Nematistiidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Carangidarum sp. (22943)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark Carangidarum sp. (159793 159794)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Teratichthys antiquitatis (13299)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Turkmenistan Archaeus oblongus (186444)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium Trachurus sp. (219011)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Vomeropsis triurus, Ceratoichthys pinnatiformis, Eastmanalepes primaevus, Lichia veronensis, Trachicaranx pleuronectiformis, Seriola prisca (94830)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Teratichthys antiquitatus (15595)
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan53.0 - 46.2New Zealand (South Island) Carangidae indet. (219501)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.6 - 33.9USA (California) Caranx orolomaensis (191000 191014 191016)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) Carangidae indet. (5387)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Seriola sp. (160397)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Russian Federation (Adygeia) Archaeus glarisianus (105572)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium Belgocaranx luypaertsi (207745)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Poland Carangidae indet. (186589)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Caranx macoveii (50344)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Seriola multiradiata, Carangidae indet., Echeneidae indet., Oligoremora rhenana, Anechelum glarisianum, Caranx glarisianus (68021)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Georgia (Abkhazia) Archaeus glarisianus (186462)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Russian Federation Oligoplites spinosus (186461)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria Carangidae indet. (99160)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia (Maros) Caranx femeri, Caranx baltruschi (187654)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela (Paraguana) Trachurus sp. (118106)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India Caranx sp., Carangidae indet. (230225)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Trachurus miosensis (219196) Trachurus sp. (220042 220043)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Russian Federation Echeneis urupensis (186458)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Pseudocaranx pertenuis (219606)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Trachurus mediterraneus, Trachurus miosensis (219197)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Carangidae indet. (52183)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Mexico (Baja California Sur) Caranx sp. (13450)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Ukraine (Crimea) Caranx gracilis (60254)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kazakhstan Trachurus sp. (174760)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic (Mikulov) Trachurus picluratus (161993 161994 161995)
Clarendonian13.6 - 10.3USA (California) Carangidae indet. (84331)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Rachycentron stremphaencus (219172)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Trachurus sp. (136016 145519 145520)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Carangidae indet. (13300) Coronadus agilis, Seriola sanctaebarbarae, Lompochites hopkinsi (45489)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Trachurus sp. (207356)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Decapterus agilis (152598 182934 185673)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Carangidae indet. (18601)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Trachurus sp. (210671)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Trachurus sp. (210628) Trachurus trachurus (186581)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Caranx prorusselli, Seriola dallonii (186631) Trachurus trachurus (186582 186585)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Trachurus trachurus, Caranx prorusselli, Seriola dallonii (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Caranx scillae, Caranx albyi (185692) Lichia amia (210239) Trachurus sp. (186576 210240) Trachurus trachurus (186575)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Cyprus Trachurus sp. (185663)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Seriola sp. (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sicily) Trachurus sp. (223704)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Trachurus sp. (210256 210257)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Greece (Zakynthos) Trachurus sp. (223917)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Italy Trachurus sp. (145678 145680)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Caranx sp. (22712)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Trachurus sp. (145683)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece (Crete) Caranx sp., Trachurus sp. (207303)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy Trachurus sp. (57058)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806United Kingdom (England) Platax woodwardi (77767 78017 78018)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Bologna) Trachurus sp. (186574)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greece (Rhodes) Trachurus mediterraneus (207580 207581) Trachurus mediterraneus, Trachurus trachurus (207579)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Platax woodwardi (58420)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.781Greece (Zakynthos) Trachurus sp. (207576)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.781Greece (Rhodes) Trachurus sp. (207571)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.126Italy Trachurus trachurus (159378)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.126Greece (Kephallonia) Trachurus sp. (207577)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan (Kagoshima) Carangidae indet. (161455)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Italy Trachurus mediterraneus, Trachurus trachurus (159288)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Caranx hippos (20400)
Ionian0.781 - 0.126Greece (Rhodes) Trachurus sp. (207568)
Haweran - Holocene0.34 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) Trachurus declivis (219640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (California) Trachurus symmetricus (59063)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Caranx hippos, Caranx sp. (34269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Trachurus sp. (161932)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands Caranx spp., Caranx crysos, Caranx latus, Caranx ruber, Seriola spp., Carangidae indet., Selene vomer (209855)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Carangidae indet. (194995 194999)