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Alectis  Rafinesque, 1815
Taxonomic Serial No.: 168600

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Hynnis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1833
 
    Blepharichthys Gill, 1861
 
    Blepharis Cuvier, 1816
 
    Gallus Lacepède, 1802
 
  Common Name(s): cobblerfishes [English]
 
    cockfishes [English]
 
    threadfishes [English]
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2024   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPerciformes  – perch-like fishes  
                               SuborderPercoidei   
                                  FamilyCarangidae Rafinesque, 1815 – jacks, pompanos, carangues, pampanos, saurels, jureles y pámpanos  
                                     SubfamilyCaranginae Rafinesque, 1815  
                                        GenusAlectis Rafinesque, 1815 – cobblerfishes, cockfishes, threadfishes  
    Direct Children:  
                                           Species Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787) – African Pompano, threadfin, flechudo, pámpano de hebra, cordonnier fil 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Howard L. Jelks  
  Notes: Retired Research Fish Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 7920 N.W. 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32653   
  Reference for: Alectis    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 2-Apr-2024, website (version 2-Apr-2024)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2024. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 02 Apr 2024   
  Reference for: Alectis   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Alectis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N.  
  Publication Date: 1990   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Genera of Recent Fishes   
  Page(s): iii + 697   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, CA, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-23-8   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Alectis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Kimura, Seishi, Shun Takeuchi, and Taishi Yadome  
  Publication Date: 2022   
  Article/Chapter Title: Generic revision of the species formerly belonging to the genus Carangoides and its related genera (Carangiformes: Carangidae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Ichthyological Research, vol. 69   
  Page(s): 433-487   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1341-8998   
  Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10228-021-00850-1   
  Reference for: Alectis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.  
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Alectis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, William F.  
  Publication Date: 1984   
  Article/Chapter Title: Carangidae: relationships   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Ontogeny and systematics of fishes, Special Publication no. 1   
  Page(s): 522-530   
  Publisher: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists   
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Alectis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, William F.  
  Publication Date: 2022   
  Article/Chapter Title: Family Carangidae, Trevallies   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Coastal fishes of the western Indian Ocean, vol. 4   
  Page(s): 28-67   
  Publisher: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity   
  Publication Place: Makhanda, South Africa   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: available online: https://saiab.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1._wiof_volume_4_text.pdf   
  Reference for: Alectis   
       

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