Alectis

Alectis ciliaris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Carangoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Ordo: Carangiformes Subordo: Carangoidei

Familia: Carangidae
Genus: Alectis
Species: A. alexandrina – A. ciliaris – A. indica

Name

Alectis Rafinesque, 1815

• Gender: feminine
• Type species: Gallus virescens Lacepède, 1802, by being a replacement name.

References

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1815. Analyse de la nature, ou tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Palerme: L'Imprimerie de Jean Barravecchia. 224 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Alectis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Alectis species list in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2026. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

• English: Threadfish, Diamond trevallies
• ไทย: ปลาผมนาง, ปลาโฉมนาง

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