lookdown

Selene vomer

Carangid Fish beneath South American Waters

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
North America
South America
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The lookdown (Selene vomer) is a species of game fish in the family Carangidae. It was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Selene
Maximum length: 48.3 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ) to Maine to Florida, USA (possibly from Nova Scotia, Canada), along coasts of central and south America (Ref. 26938 ) to Uruguay, including Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 9626 ). Rare in Greater Antilles (Ref. 26938 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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