Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Butirinus argenteus Jerdon, 1849, Chanos arabicus Lacepède, 1803, Chanos chloropterus Valenciennes, 1847, Chanos cyprinella Valenciennes, 1847, Chanos indicus (van Hasselt, 1823), Chanos lubina Valenciennes, 1847, Chanos mento Valenciennes, 1847, Chanos mossambicus (Peters, 1852), Chanos nuchalis Valenciennes, 1847, Chanos orientalis Valenciennes, 1847, Chanos salmoneus (Forster, 1801), Chanos salmonoides Günther, 1879, Cyprinus palah (Cuvier, 1829), Leuciscus palah Cuvier, 1829, Leuciscus salmoneus (Forster, 1801), Lutodeira chanos (Forsskål, 1775), Lutodeira chloropterus (Valenciennes, 1847), Lutodeira indica van Hasselt, 1823, Lutodeira mossambicus Peters, 1852, Lutodeira salmonea (Forster, 1801), Mugil chanos Forsskål, 1775, Mugil salmoneus Forster, 1801, Mugile chani Forsskål, 1775, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Tropical and subtropical eastern Pacific, from southern California to Peru and Ecuador in the Galapagos Islands and Indo-Pacific. Clipperton, Cocos, Malpello

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