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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae Jacks and pompanos
Subfamily: Caranginae
Genus: Alectis

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Camrrubi, J.-F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Alectis alexandrina (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

Photo by Camrrubi, J.-F.
 
Alectis alexandrina
[Alexandria pompano]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Worldwide in tropical sea
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787)

Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Alectis ciliaris
[African pompano]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 165 cm TL
Alectis indica (Rüppell, 1830)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Alectis indica
[Indian threadfish]
3 Species of Family Carangidae with Genus Alectis
(Jacks and pompanos)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1817 Alectis alexandrina Alexandria pompano Eastern Atlantic 100 TL
1787 Alectis ciliaris African pompano Worldwide in tropical sea 150 TL
1830 Alectis indica Indian threadfish Indo-Pacific 165 TL



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