Selene (fish)
| Selene | |
|---|---|
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| Lookdown (S. vomer) | |
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| Hairfin lookdown (S. brevoorti), frontal view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Carangoidei |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Subfamily: | Caranginae |
| Genus: | Selene Lacépède, 1802 |
| Type species | |
| Selene argentea Lacepède, 1802[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Selene is a genus of carangids, commonly known as lookdowns and moonfishes, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus. The Mexican moonfish was formerly included here as well, but is now placed in the genus Paraselene.[3][4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Selene brevoortii (T. N. Gill, 1863) | Hairfin lookdown | East Pacific where it is found from southernmost California, United States to northern Peru (occasionally south as far as Chile). |
| Selene brownii (G. Cuvier, 1816) | Caribbean moonfish | Western Atlantic: continental shelf from Mexico to Colombia and Brazil, and from Cuba to Guadeloupe. | |
| Selene dorsalis (T. N. Gill, 1863) | African moonfish | Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to South Africa, including Madeira and Cape Verde | |
 | Selene peruviana (Guichenot, 1866) | Peruvian moonfish | southern California in the United States to central South America. |
_(12592113974).jpg) | Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815) | Atlantic moonfish | Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada, along coasts of Gulf of Mexico and South America, Argentina. |
| Selene spixii (Castelnau, 1855) | Mexico to Espirito Santo, Brazil. | ||
 | Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lookdown | Canada and Maine south to Uruguay, including Bermuda and the Gulf of Mexico. |
References
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Selene". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Carangidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard, eds. (12 February 2026). "Species in the family Carangidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Selene". FishBase. February 2026 version.