Mexican lookdown
Selene brevoortii (Gill, 1863)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Selene brevoortii, the hairfin look down, also known as the airfin lookdown, Mexican lookdown or Pacific lookdown, is a species of carangid fish native to warmer parts of the East Pacific where it is found from southernmost California, United States to northern Peru (occasionally south as far as Chile). This species is generally found close to the coast at depths of less than 50 m (160 ft). They grow to 38 cm (15 in) in fork length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, but is popular as a gamefish. Its specific name honours the American book collector, numismatist, amateur naturalist and friend of Theodore N. Gills J. Carson Brevoort (1817-1887) for his interest in the fishes of the family Carangidae.
Wikipedia contributors, Selene brevoortii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:00:47.168306+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Selene brevoortii (Gill, 1863)
- Name authority
- (Gill, 1863)
- Common name
- Mexican 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 brevoortii (Gill, 1863)
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 |
| lookdownSelene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Vomer pacificus (Lockington, 1877) (Lockington, 1877) | synonym |
| Vomer brevoortii (Gill, 1863) (Gill, 1863) | synonym |
| Argyreiosus pacificus Lockington, 1877 Lockington, 1877 | synonym |
| Argyriosus brevoortii Gill, 1863 Gill, 1863 | 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=273283 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:6YC9B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.