For another type of fish known as pilot fish, see Sea chub.
Pilot fish
Near Mangalore, India
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Carangiformes
Family:
Carangidae
Subfamily:
Naucratinae
Genus:
Naucrates Rafinesque, 1810
Species:
N. ductor
Binomial name
Naucrates ductor
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[2]
Gasterosteus ductor Linnaeus, 1758
Hemitripteronotus quinquemaculatus Lacepède, 1801
Naucrates fanfarus Rafinesque, 1810
Naucrates indicus Lesson, 1831
Naucrates noveboracensis Cuvier, 1832
Nauclerus compressus Valenciennes, 1833
Seriola dussumieri Valenciennes, 1833
Seriola succincta Valenciennes, 1833
Nauclerus abreviatus Valenciennes, 1833
Nauclerus brachycentrus Valenciennes, 1833
Nauclerus triacanthus Valenciennes, 1833
Nauclerus annularis Valenciennes, 1833
Nauclerus leucurus Valenciennes, 1833
Naucrates cyanophrys Swainson, 1839
Naucrates serratus Swainson, 1839
Thynnus pompilus Gronow, 1854
Naucrates polysarcus Fowler, 1905
Naucrates angeli Whitley, 1931
The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) is a carnivorous fish of the trevally, or jackfish family, Carangidae.[3] It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas.
^Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Brown, J.; Pina Amargos, F.; Williams, J.T. & Curtis, M. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Naucrates ductor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190452A115322218. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190452A16643992.en.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Naucrates ductor" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
^Greenberg, Idaz (1986). Guide to Corals & Fishes of Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Seahawk Press. pp. 2–3. ISBN 0-913008-08-7.
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