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Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758)
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The lookdown (Selene vomer) is a species of game fish in the family Carangidae. It was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
Wikipedia contributors, Lookdown; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:33:49.907426+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- lookdown
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Selene
- 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
- genusSelene Lacepède, 1802
- speciesSelene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Selene. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean moonfishSelene brownii (Cuvier, 1816) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Selene spixii (Castelnau, 1855) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic moonfishSelene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mexican lookdownSelene brevoortii (Gill, 1863) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific moonfishSelene peruviana (Guichenot, 1866) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Zeus vomer Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Zeus gallus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | ambiguous 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=159649 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:6YBXS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.