pilotfish

Naucrates ductor

Seventy Centimeters Carangid Fish of Western Atlantic

Tropical
Globally widespread
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Europe
North America
South America
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) is a carnivorous fish of the trevally, or jackfish family, Carangidae. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Naucrates
Maximum length: 70 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Circumtropical in tropical seas. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Argentina (Ref. 7251 ). Eastern Atlantic: British Isles (rare vagrant), Norway and Bay of Biscay to Namibia, including the Mediterranean and Canary Islands. Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada) to the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 2850 ) and Chile (Ref. 115205 ). Common throughout the Indian Ocean (Ref. 3197 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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