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Carangidae

Actinopteri - Carangiformes - Carangidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Carangidae Rafinesque
1902Carangidae Hay p. 403
1902Carangidae Woodward p. 3
1943Carangidae David p. 34
1960Carangidae Danil'chenko p. 114
1963Carangidae Jordan p. 684
1966Carangidae Casier p. 252
1980Carangidae Danil'chenko p. 125
1999Carangidae Weems p. 65
2001Carangidae Purdy et al. p. 172
2003Carangidae Schwarzhans p. 85
2012Carangidae Fierstine et al. p. 117
2013Carangidae Betancur et al.
2014Carangidae Bannikov p. 27
2014Carangidae Carnevale et al. p. 42
2016Carangidae Nelson et al. p. 385

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Carangimorphariae
orderCarangiformes
familyCarangidaeRafinesque 1815
familyCarangidaeRafinesque 1815

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.

Fm. Carangidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Alectis Rafinesque 1815
G. †Archaeus Agassiz 1843
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†Archaeus brevis Agassiz 1843
†Archaeus glarisianus Agassiz 1843
†Archaeus oblongus Danil'chenko 1968
G. †Argyreiosus Sauvage 1870
G. †Belgocaranx Taverne et al. 2006
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†Belgocaranx luypaertsi Taverne et al. 2006
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G. Caranx Lacépède 1802
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†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
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†Ceratoichthys pinnatiformis Blainville 1818
G. Decapterus Bleeker 1850
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†Decapterus agilis Jordan 1925
†Decapterus hopkinsi Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. †Eastmanalepes Bannikov 1984
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†Eastmanalepes primaevus Eastman 1904
G. †Equula Cuvier 1815
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†Equula altapinna Weiler 1955
G. †Lichia Cuvier 1817
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Lichia amia Linnaeus 1758
†Lichia veronensis Bannikov and Sorbini 1990
G. Oligoplites Gill 1864
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†Oligoplites spinosus Smirnov 1936
G. †Paratrachinotus Blot 1969
G. Platax Cuvier 1817
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†Platax altissimus Agassiz 1835
†Platax macropterygius Agassiz 1835
†Platax papilio Volta 1796
†Platax woodwardii Agassiz 1839
G. Pseudocaranx Bleeker 1863
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†Pseudocaranx pertenuis Schwarzhans 2019
G. Selene Lacepède 1802
G. Seriola Cuvier 1817
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†Seriola dallonii Arambourg 1927
†Seriola prisca Agassiz 1834
†Seriola sanctaebarbarae Jordan 1921
G. Teratichthys Koenig 1825
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G. †Trachicaranx Daniltshenko 1968
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†Trachicaranx tersus Danil'chenko 1968
G. Trachurus Lacépède 1802
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†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
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†Vomeropsis triurus Volta 1796
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

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 (95 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 - 47.8Belgium Trachurus sp. (219011)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Turkmenistan Archaeus oblongus (186444)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Teratichthys antiquitatis (13299)
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 Eocene47.8 - 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., 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 - 15.97Venezuela (Paraguana) Trachurus sp. (118106)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia (Maros) Caranx femeri, Caranx baltruschi (187654)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India Caranx sp., Carangidae indet. (230225)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Trachurus miosensis (219196) Trachurus sp. (220042 220043)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Pseudocaranx pertenuis (219606)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Carangidae indet. (52183)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Trachurus mediterraneus, Trachurus miosensis (219197)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Mexico (Baja California Sur) Caranx sp. (13450)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kazakhstan Trachurus sp. (174760)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Ukraine (Crimea) Caranx gracilis (60254)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic (Mikulov) Trachurus picluratus (161993 161994 161995)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Carangidae indet. (84331)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Trachurus sp. (136016 145519 145520)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Trachurus sp. (207356)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Carangidae indet. (13300) Coronadus agilis, Seriola sanctaebarbarae, Lompochites hopkinsi (45489)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Decapterus agilis (152598 182934 185673)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Carangidae indet. (18601)
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)
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 - 5.333Spain Trachurus sp. (210671)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Cyprus Trachurus sp. (185663)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Trachurus sp. (210256 210257)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Seriola sp. (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sicily) Trachurus sp. (223704)
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 - 2.588Greece (Crete) Caranx sp., Trachurus sp. (207303)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Trachurus sp. (145683)
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 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) Trachurus sp. (207571)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Greece (Zakynthos) Trachurus sp. (207576)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy Trachurus trachurus (159378)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.129Greece (Kephallonia) Trachurus sp. (207577)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan (Kagoshima) Carangidae indet. (161455)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Trachurus mediterraneus, Trachurus trachurus (159288)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Caranx hippos (20400)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Trachurus sp. (207568)
Haweran - Holocene0.34 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) Trachurus declivis (219640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Caranx hippos, Caranx sp. (34269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Trachurus symmetricus (59063)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 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)