Selar (genus)

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Selar
Bigeye Scad (S. crumenophthalmus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Selar
Bleeker, 1851
Type species
Caranx boops
G. Cuvier, 1833

Selar is a genus of scads.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Selar boops (G. Cuvier, 1833) (Oxeye scad)
  • Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) (Bigeye scad)

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Selar in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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