Selene (genus)

Updated on Sep 20, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Selene Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes		Family Carangidae Higher classification Carangidae Rank Genus

Similar Lookdown, Carangidae, Selene setapinnis, Oligoplites, Alectis

Selene, lookdowns and moonfishes, is a genus of carangids native to the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:

Selene brevoortii (T. N. Gill, 1863) (Hairfin lookdown)

Selene brownii (G. Cuvier, 1816) (Caribbean moonfish)

Selene dorsalis (T. N. Gill, 1863) (African moonfish)

Selene orstedii Lütken, 1880 (Mexican moonfish)

Selene peruviana (Guichenot, 1866) (Peruvian moonfish)

Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815) (Atlantic moonfish)

Selene spixii (Castelnau, 1855)

Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lookdown)

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