brassy trevally
Caranx papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877
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.
Caranx papuensis from French Polynesia
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Open encyclopedia reference
The brassy trevally, Caranx papuensis (also known as the brassy kingfish, Papuan trevally, tea-leaf trevally, and green back trevally) is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae.
Wikipedia contributors, Brassy trevally; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:56:21.309747+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Caranx papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877
- Name authority
- Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877
- Common name
- brassy trevally
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Caranx
- 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
- genusCaranx Lacepède, 1801
- speciesCaranx papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Caranx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| yellow jackCaranx bartholomaei Cuvier, 1833 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific crevalle jackCaranx caninus Günther, 1867 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blacktip trevallyCaranx heberi (Bennett, 1830) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| giant trevallyCaranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| false scadCaranx rhonchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| tille trevallyCaranx tille Cuvier, 1833 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| cocineroCaranx vinctus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Caranx celetus Smith, 1968 Smith, 1968 | synonym |
| Caranx regularis Garman, 1903 Garman, 1903 | 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.
- Alleyne, H. G., & Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, v. 1 (pts 3–4): 261–281, 321–359, Pls. 3–9, 10–17. [Pp. 261–281, Pls. 3–9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321–359, Pls. 10–17 published Mar. 1877.]. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.12420 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:R2S5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.