WoRMS taxon details
Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775)
218414 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218414)
accepted
Species
Carangus hippoides Jenkins, 1903 · unaccepted
Caranx ekala Cuvier, 1833 · unaccepted
Caranx ignoblis (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Caranx lessonii Lesson, 1831 · unaccepted
Caranx sansun (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Scomber ignobilis Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Scomber sansum Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Scomber sansun Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scomber ignobilis Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 55, xii [details]
page(s): 55, xii [details]
Description Adults usually solitary, and swim over the reef. Juveniles are found in estuaries. Usually feeds on fishes and crustaceans...
Description Adults usually solitary, and swim over the reef. Juveniles are found in estuaries. Usually feeds on fishes and crustaceans like crabs and spiny lobsters at night (Ref. 4887). Occurs at temperatures ranging from 26 to 29°C. Large individuals may be ciguatoxic. Sold mostly fresh and dried salted in markets. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218414 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Caranx ekala Cuvier, 1833) 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
page(s): 117 [details]
original description (of Caranx lessonii Lesson, 1831) 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 Scomber ignobilis Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 55, xii [details]
original description (of Scomber sansun Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 56, xii [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 117 [details]
original description (of Caranx lessonii Lesson, 1831) 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 Scomber ignobilis Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 55, xii [details]
original description (of Scomber sansun Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 56, xii [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Adults usually solitary, and swim over the reef. Juveniles are found in estuaries. Usually feeds on fishes and crustaceans like crabs and spiny lobsters at night (Ref. 4887). Occurs at temperatures ranging from 26 to 29°C. Large individuals may be ciguatoxic. Sold mostly fresh and dried salted in markets. [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (263 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Caranx ekala Cuvier, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Scomber ignobilis Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Scomber sansun Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Caranx sansun (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carangus hippoides Jenkins, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Caranx lessonii Lesson, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scomber ignobilis Forsskål, 1775)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caranx ignobilis)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx lessonii Lesson, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx sansun (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx ekala Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber ignobilis Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber sansun Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Carangus hippoides Jenkins, 1903)
To FishBase images (Caranx ignobilis, Midway Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (521 nucleotides; 157 proteins)
To GenBank (521 nucleotides; 157 proteins) (from synonym Scomber ignobilis Forsskål, 1775)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx ignobilis RAD116408-002)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Caranx ekala Cuvier, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Scomber ignobilis Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Scomber sansun Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Caranx sansun (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carangus hippoides Jenkins, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Caranx lessonii Lesson, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scomber ignobilis Forsskål, 1775)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caranx ignobilis)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx lessonii Lesson, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx sansun (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx ekala Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber ignobilis Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber sansun Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Carangus hippoides Jenkins, 1903)
To FishBase images (Caranx ignobilis, Midway Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (521 nucleotides; 157 proteins)
To GenBank (521 nucleotides; 157 proteins) (from synonym Scomber ignobilis Forsskål, 1775)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx ignobilis RAD116408-002)
To ITIS
