Trachinotus coppingeri Günther, 1884
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Trachinotus coppingeri Günther, 1884
- Name authority
- Günther, 1884
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Trachinotus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCarangiformes
- familyCarangidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusTrachinotus Lacepède, 1801
- speciesTrachinotus coppingeri Günther, 1884
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Trachinotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| southern pompanoTrachinotus africanus Smith, 1967 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| snubnose pompanoTrachinotus blochii (Lacepède, 1801) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| largespotted dartTrachinotus botla (Shaw, 1803) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachinotus cayennensis Cuvier, 1832 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackblotch pompanoTrachinotus kennedyi Steindachner, 1876 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachinotus maxillosus Cuvier, 1832 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| derbioTrachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachinotus teraia Cuvier, 1832 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Florida pompanoTrachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachinotus macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Walsh, 2019 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachinotus anak Ogilby, 1909 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smallspotted dartTrachinotus baillonii (Lacepède, 1801) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Trachinotus velox Ogilby, 1908 Ogilby, 1908 | synonym |
| Trachynotus coppingeri Günther, 1884 Günther, 1884 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Günther, A. (1884). Reptilia, Batrachia, and Pisces. In: Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H. M. S. `Alert,′ 1881-2. London. 1884, : 29–33, Pl. 3. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.22498 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:57PCD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.