Pseudocaranx Explained

Pseudocaranx is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the family Carangidae, the jacks, trevallies, scads, and pompanos. They occur in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific.

Species

Four recognized species are placed in this genus:

Fishbase does not treat Pseudocaranx georgianus as a valid species, treating it as a junior synonym of P. dentex, but notes that many other authorities treat it as a valid species. Catalog of Fishes and the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species treat it as a valid species.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. . Carpenter, K.E. . . Matsuura, K. . Motomura, H. . amp . 2018 . Pseudocaranx georgianus . 2018 . e.T20434340A115606283 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T20434340A115606283.en .