Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Caranx girardi Steindachner, 1870, 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: Indo-Pacific; Southern California to northern Peru. Ecuador in the Galápagos Islands, Cocos, Malpelo and Revillagigedos. Maybe Hawaii

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