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Alectis ciliaris  (Bloch, 1787)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 168602

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Alectis crinitus (Mitchill, 1826)
  
    Selar ciliaris (Bloch, 1787)
  
    Carangoides ajax Snyder, 1904
  
    Hynnis hopkinsi Jordan and Starks in Jordan, 1895
  
    Zeus ciliaris Bloch, 1787
  
    Selene gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  
    Scyris analis Poey, 1868
  
    Carangoides blepharis Bleeker, 1851
  
    Alectis breviventralis Wakiya, 1924
  
    Zeus crinitus Mitchill, 1826
  
    Hynnis cubensis Poey, 1860
  
    Blepharis fasciatus Rüppell, 1830
  
    Scomber filamentosus Park, 1797
  
    Zeus gallus Linnaeus, 1758
  
    Blepharis indicus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1833
  
    Blepharis major Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1833
  
    Blepharis sutor Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1833
  
    Alectis temmincki Wakiya, 1924
  
    Gallus virescens Lacepède, 1802
  
    Blepharis crinitus (Mitchill, 1826)
  
  Common Name(s): African Pompano [English]
  
    threadfin [English]
  
    flechudo [Spanish]
  
    pámpano de hebra [Spanish]
  
    cordonnier fil [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 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  
                                           SpeciesAlectis 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 ciliaris    
       
  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 ciliaris   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Alectis ciliaris   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Claro, Rodolfo, and Lynne R. Parenti / Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and L. R. Parenti, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2001   
  Article/Chapter Title: Chapter 2: The Marine Ichthyofauna of Cuba   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba   
  Page(s): 21-57   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-985-8   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Alectis ciliaris   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Heemstra, Phillip C., Elaine Heemstra, David A. Ebert, Wouter Holleman, and John E. Randall (eds.)  
  Publication Date: 2022   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Coastal fishes of the western Indian Ocean, vol. 4   
  Page(s): xi + 467   
  Publisher: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity   
  Publication Place: Makhanda, South Africa   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9781990951312   
  Notes: available online: https://saiab.ac.za/publications/coastal-fishes-of-the-western-indian/   
  Reference for: Alectis ciliaris   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Klein-MacPhee, Grace / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2002   
  Article/Chapter Title: Jacks: Family Carangidae   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition   
  Page(s): 411-427   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-951-3   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Alectis ciliaris   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Murdy, Edward O., Ray S. Birdsong, and John A. Musick  
  Publication Date: 1997   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishes of Chesapeake Bay   
  Page(s): xi + 324   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-638-7   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Alectis ciliaris   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29   
  Page(s): ix + 386   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638  
  Notes: Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams   
  Reference for: Alectis ciliaris, pámpano de hebra [Spanish]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Page, Lawrence M., Katherine E. Bemis, Thomas E. Dowling, Héctor S. Espinosa-Pérez, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2023   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 8th edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 37   
  Page(s): vii + 439   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9781934874691, 0097-0638  
  Notes: doi: 10.47886/9781934874691   
  Reference for: Alectis ciliaris, African Pompano [English], pámpano de hebra [Spanish]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1980   
  Article/Chapter Title: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12   
  Page(s): 174   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0097-0638   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: African Pompano[English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1991   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20   
  Page(s): 183   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-913235-70-9, 0097-0638  
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Alectis ciliaris   
       
  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: threadfin[English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, W. F.  
  Publication Date: 2016   
  Article/Chapter Title: Carangidae   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic, vol. 4: Bony fishes part 2 (Perciformes to Tetraodontiformes) and Sea turtles. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes   
  Page(s): 2454-2664   
  Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations   
  Publication Place: Rome, Italy   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1020-6868   
  Notes: available online: https://www.fao.org/3/i5715e/i5715e.pdf   
  Reference for: Alectis ciliaris, African Pompano [English], cordonnier fil [French], pámpano de hebra [Spanish]   
       
  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 ciliaris   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: East Pacific  
    Eastern Atlantic Ocean  
    Indo-West Pacific  
    Western Atlantic Ocean  
       
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