Alectis
| Alectis Temporal range: Eocene to Present | |
|---|---|
| juvenile Alectis ciliaris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Subfamily: | Caranginae |
| Genus: | Alectis Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Type species | |
| Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787) | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
Alectis is a genus of fish in the family Carangidae containing three extant species, all of which are large marine fishes. They are commonly known as threadfish, diamond trevallies or pompanos, although they have no close affiliation with the true pompano genus.
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