Atlantic bumper
Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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.
Chloroscombrus chrysurus from the Gulf of Mexico
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus) is a game fish in the family, Carangidae. It was first described by the "father of modern taxonomy", Carl Linnaeus in the book, Systema Naturae. Atlantic bumper are known to eat smaller fish, cephalopods, and zooplankton.
Wikipedia contributors, Atlantic bumper; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:53:32.873110+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common name
- Atlantic bumper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Chloroscombrus
- 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
- genusChloroscombrus Girard, 1858
- speciesChloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chloroscombrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific bumperChloroscombrus orqueta Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Scomber chloris Bloch, 1793 Bloch, 1793 | synonym |
| Chloroscombrus caribbaeus Girard, 1858 Girard, 1858 | synonym |
| Chloroscombrus hesperius Fowler, 1906 Fowler, 1906 | synonym |
| Micropterus chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Linnaeus, 1766) | synonym |
| Micropteryx chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Linnaeus, 1766) | synonym |
| Micropteryx cosmopolita (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Chloroscombrus ectenurus Jordan & Osgood, 1897 Jordan & Osgood, 1897 | synonym |
| Scomber chrysurus Linnaeus, 1766 Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym |
| Seriola cosmopolita Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159483 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.
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:5Y8Z7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.