WoRMS taxon details
Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)
126803 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126803)
accepted
Species
Carangus esculentus Girard, 1859 · unaccepted
Carangus hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted
Caranx antilliarum Bennett, 1840 · unaccepted
Caranx carangua Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caranx carangus (Bloch, 1793) · unaccepted
Caranx defensor DeKay, 1842 · unaccepted
Caranx erythrurus Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Caranx esculentus (Girard, 1859) · unaccepted
Caranx hippos caninus Günther, 1867 · unaccepted
Caranx hippos hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted
Caranx hippos tropicus Nichols, 1920 · unaccepted
Caranx hippus (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scomber carangus Bloch, 1793 · unaccepted
Scomber hippos Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
Trachurus cordyla Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Caranx hippos caninus Günther, 1867 accepted as Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Subspecies Caranx hippos hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) accepted as Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Subspecies Caranx hippos tropicus Nichols, 1920 accepted as Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scomber hippos Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
Distribution Nova Scotia southward through the Caribbean Sea to Uruguay
Distribution Nova Scotia southward through the Caribbean Sea to Uruguay [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126803 on 2024-11-10
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original description
(of Caranx carangua Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. [details]
original description (of Scomber carangus Bloch, 1793) Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.].
page(s): 69, Pl. 340 [details]
original description (of Scomber hippos Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Caranx erythrurus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 58, 68 [details]
original description (of Caranx antilliarum Bennett, 1840) Bennett, F. D. (1840). Narrative of a whaling voyage round the globe, from the year 1833 to 1836. <em>R. Bentley, London.</em> v. 2: i-vii + 1-395. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B. (2013). Fishes of Bermuda. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19(4): 165-186, available online at https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/22561/1/vz_Bermuda_Fishes_-_aqua.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 494 [details]
additional source 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 Scomber carangus Bloch, 1793) Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.].
page(s): 69, Pl. 340 [details]
original description (of Scomber hippos Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Caranx erythrurus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 58, 68 [details]
original description (of Caranx antilliarum Bennett, 1840) Bennett, F. D. (1840). Narrative of a whaling voyage round the globe, from the year 1833 to 1836. <em>R. Bentley, London.</em> v. 2: i-vii + 1-395. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B. (2013). Fishes of Bermuda. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19(4): 165-186, available online at https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/22561/1/vz_Bermuda_Fishes_-_aqua.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 494 [details]
additional source 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
Diet Feeds on smaller fish, shrimp and other invertebrates [details]Distribution Nova Scotia southward through the Caribbean Sea to Uruguay [details]
Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Pelagic species, found in shallow, coastal waters over continental shelf, to depths of 350 m. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, fishery, gamefish and aquarium fish [details]
Reproduction External fertilization, open water/ substratum egg scatterers [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | paardmakreel | [details] |
| English | jackcrevalle jackcrevallecommon jackcevalle jack | [details] |
| French | carangue crevalle | [details] |
| German | Cavalla | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Αλογοκοκκάλι | [details] |
| Spanish | jurel comúncaballa | [details] |
| Turkish | kral balik | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (100 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caranx hippos hippos (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (126 publications) (from synonym Caranx carangus (Bloch, 1793))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Caranx erythrurus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Caranx carangua Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Carangus esculentus Girard, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Caranx hippos tropicus Nichols, 1920)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Caranx hippus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (299 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Caranx antilliarum Bennett, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Scomber carangus Bloch, 1793)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Caranx hippos caninus Günther, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Caranx defensor DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications) (from synonym Carangus hippos (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Trachurus cordyla Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications) (from synonym Scomber hippos Linnaeus, 1766)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caranx carangus) (from synonym Caranx carangus (Bloch, 1793))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caranx hippos)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx carangua Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx carangus (Bloch, 1793))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx antilliarum Bennett, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx defensor DeKay, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx erythrurus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx esculentus (Girard, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Trachurus cordyla Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber hippos Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Carangus esculentus Girard, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber carangus Bloch, 1793)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx hippos caninus Günther, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Carangus hippos (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx hippos hippos (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx hippos tropicus Nichols, 1920)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx hippus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase images (Caranx hippos, by Flescher, D.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (127 nucleotides; 125 proteins)
To GenBank (127 nucleotides; 125 proteins) (from synonym Scomber hippos Linnaeus, 1766)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Scomber carangus Bloch, 1793)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Caranx carangus (Bloch, 1793))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx hippos RAD116405-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caranx hippos hippos (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (126 publications) (from synonym Caranx carangus (Bloch, 1793))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Caranx erythrurus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Caranx carangua Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Carangus esculentus Girard, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Caranx hippos tropicus Nichols, 1920)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Caranx hippus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (299 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Caranx antilliarum Bennett, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Scomber carangus Bloch, 1793)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Caranx hippos caninus Günther, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Caranx defensor DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications) (from synonym Carangus hippos (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Trachurus cordyla Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications) (from synonym Scomber hippos Linnaeus, 1766)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caranx carangus) (from synonym Caranx carangus (Bloch, 1793))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caranx hippos)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx carangua Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx carangus (Bloch, 1793))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx antilliarum Bennett, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx defensor DeKay, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx erythrurus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx esculentus (Girard, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Trachurus cordyla Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber hippos Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Carangus esculentus Girard, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber carangus Bloch, 1793)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx hippos caninus Günther, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Carangus hippos (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx hippos hippos (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx hippos tropicus Nichols, 1920)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx hippus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase images (Caranx hippos, by Flescher, D.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (127 nucleotides; 125 proteins)
To GenBank (127 nucleotides; 125 proteins) (from synonym Scomber hippos Linnaeus, 1766)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Scomber carangus Bloch, 1793)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Caranx carangus (Bloch, 1793))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx hippos RAD116405-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
