Carangidae

130 species in this family

The Carangidae family includes 130 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

Abrolhos kingfish

Seriola hippos

Carangidae

African moonfish

Selene dorsalis

Carangidae

African pompano

Alectis ciliaris

Carangidae

Airfin lookdown

Selene brevoortii

Carangidae

Alexandria pompano

Alectis alexandrina

Carangidae

Allied kingfish

Seriola dumerili

Carangidae

Almaco amberjack

Seriola rivoliana

Carangidae

Amberjack

Seriola zonata

Carangidae

Amberjack

Seriola fasciata

Carangidae

Amberjack

Seriolina nigrofasciata

Carangidae

Amberstripe scad

Decapterus muroadsi

Carangidae

Araara

Pseudocaranx dentex

Carangidae

Arabian scad

Trachurus indicus

Carangidae

Argentine queenfish

Parona signata

Carangidae

Arumau

Decapterus macarellus

Carangidae

Asian pompano

Trachinotus blochii

Carangidae

Atlantic bumper

Chloroscombrus chrysurus

Carangidae

Atlantic horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

Carangidae

Atlantic horse mackerel

Trachurus japonicus

Carangidae

Atlantic moonfish

Selene setapinnis

Carangidae

Australian dart

Trachinotus ovatus

Carangidae

Baillon's dart

Trachinotus baillonii

Carangidae

Banded horse mackerel

Gnathanodon speciosus

Carangidae

Banded scad

Alepes djedaba

Carangidae

Banded scad

Alepes kleinii

Carangidae

Banded scad

Alepes melanoptera

Carangidae

Banner pompano

Trachinotus goodei

Carangidae

Bar jack

Caranx ruber

Carangidae

Barcheek trevally

Carangoides plagiotaenia

Carangidae

Barred jack

Caranx vinctus

Carangidae

Barred queenfish

Scomberoides tala

Carangidae

Barred yellowtail scad

Atule mate

Carangidae

Barrier trevally

Caranx ignobilis

Carangidae

Bicolor jack

Hemicaranx bicolor

Carangidae

Bigeye scad

Selar crumenophthalmus

Carangidae

Bigeye trevally

Caranx sexfasciatus

Carangidae

Bigtoothed pompano

Campogramma glaycos

Carangidae

Black batfish

Parastromateus niger

Carangidae

Black jack

Caranx crysos

Carangidae

Black jack

Caranx lugubris

Carangidae

Black-spotted swallowtail

Trachinotus botla

Carangidae

Black-tipped trevally

Caranx melampygus

Carangidae

Blackblotch pompano

Trachinotus kennedyi

Carangidae

Blackfin jack

Hemicaranx zelotes

Carangidae

Blackfin queenfish

Scomberoides tol

Carangidae

Blacktip crevalle

Carangoides praeustus

Carangidae

Blacktip kingfish

Caranx heberi

Carangidae

Blacktip leatherskin

Scomberoides lysan

Carangidae

Bleekeri's mackerel scad

Decapterus russelli

Carangidae

Bludger trevally

Carangoides gymnostethus

Carangidae

Blue trevally

Carangoides ferdau

Carangidae

Bluespotted trevally

Caranx bucculentus

Carangidae

Bluntnose jack

Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus

Carangidae

Bluntnose jack

Hemicaranx leucurus

Carangidae

Brassy trevally

Ulua aurochs

Carangidae

Brassy trevally

Caranx papuensis

Carangidae

Bumper

Chloroscombrus orqueta

Carangidae

Bumpnose trevally

Carangoides hedlandensis

Carangidae

Bung

Trachurus novaezelandiae

Carangidae

Cape horse mackerel

Trachurus capensis

Carangidae

Caribbean moonfish

Selene brownii

Carangidae

Castin leatherjack

Oligoplites saliens

Carangidae

Cayenne pompano

Trachinotus cayennensis

Carangidae

Cherootfish

Decapterus macrosoma

Carangidae

Chilean jack mackerel

Trachurus murphyi

Carangidae

Chows

Trachurus declivis

Carangidae

Cleftbelly trevally

Atropus atropos

Carangidae

Coastal trevally

Carangoides coeruleopinnatus

Carangidae

Coastal trevally

Carangoides oblongus

Carangidae

Cordyla scad

Megalaspis cordyla

Carangidae

Cottonmouth jack

Uraspis helvola

Carangidae

Cottonmouth jack

Uraspis secunda

Carangidae

Crevalle jack

Caranx hippos

Carangidae

Cunene horse mackerel

Trachurus trecae

Carangidae

Deep-bodied round scad

Decapterus maruadsi

Carangidae

Doubledotted queenfish

Scomberoides commersonnianus

Carangidae

Duskyshoulder trevally

Carangoides humerosus

Carangidae

Eye of the sea

Selar boops

Carangidae

False scad

Caranx rhonchus

Carangidae

Florida pompano

Trachinotus carolinus

Carangidae

Fortune jack

Seriola peruana

Carangidae

Gafftopsail pompano

Trachinotus rhodopus

Carangidae

Gold-banded scad

Selaroides leptolepis

Carangidae

Greater Kingston

Decapterus tabl

Carangidae

Green jack

Caranx caballus

Carangidae

Guinean amberjack

Seriola carpenteri

Carangidae

Herring scad

Alepes vari

Carangidae

Horse-eye jack

Caranx latus

Carangidae

Imposter trevally

Carangoides talamparoides

Carangidae

Indian pompano

Trachinotus mookalee

Carangidae

Indian threadfish

Alectis indica

Carangidae

Island trevally

Carangoides orthogrammus

Carangidae

Jack

Oligoplites palometa

Carangidae

Jack

Selene peruviana

Carangidae

Jack mackerel

Trachurus symmetricus

Carangidae

Japanese amberjack

Seriola quinqueradiata

Carangidae

Leatherjacket

Oligoplites saurus

Carangidae

Leerfish

Lichia amia

Carangidae

Longfin pompano

Trachinotus goreensis

Carangidae

Longfin trevally

Carangoides armatus

Carangidae

Longjaw leatherjacket

Oligoplites altus

Carangidae

Longnose trevally

Carangoides chrysophrys

Carangidae

Longrakered trevally

Ulua mentalis

Carangidae

Longrakered trevally

Carangoides ciliarius

Carangidae

Lookdown

Selene vomer

Carangidae

Malabar trevally

Carangoides malabaricus

Carangidae

Mediterranean horse mackerel

Trachurus mediterraneus

Carangidae

Mexican lookdown

Selene orstedii

Carangidae

Orangespotted trevally

Carangoides bajad

Carangidae

Pacific crevalle jack

Caranx caninus

Carangidae

Pacific redtail scad

Decapterus kurroides

Carangidae

Paloma pompano

Trachinotus paitensis

Carangidae

Permit

Trachinotus falcatus

Carangidae

Pilot

Naucrates ductor

Carangidae

Rainbow runner

Elagatis bipinnulata

Carangidae

Rough scad

Trachurus lathami

Carangidae

Round scad

Decapterus punctatus

Carangidae

Sand trevally

Pseudocaranx wrighti

Carangidae

Senegal jack

Caranx senegallus

Carangidae

Shadow trevally

Carangoides dinema

Carangidae

Shortfin pompano

Trachinotus teraia

Carangidae

Shortjaw leatherjack

Oligoplites refulgens

Carangidae

Steel pompano

Trachinotus stilbe

Carangidae

Threadfin jack

Carangoides otrynter

Carangidae

Tille kingfish

Caranx tille

Carangidae

Whitefin trevally

Carangoides equula

Carangidae

Whitemouth jack

Uraspis uraspis

Carangidae

Yellow jack

Carangoides bartholomaei

Carangidae

Yellowspotted trevally

Carangoides fulvoguttatus

Carangidae

Yellowtail amberjack

Seriola lalandi

Carangidae