Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Caranx cives De Vis, 1884, Caranx edentulus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877, Caranx panamensis Gill, 1863, Caranx speciosus (Forsskål, 1775), Gnathandon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling), Gnathanodon specious (Forsskål, 1775) misspelling Gnathodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling), Gnathonodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling), Scomber speciosus Forsskål, 1775 (Ahyong, S. et al. 2023).

Origin: Vagrant

Distribution: Indo-Pacific

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