Lookdown

Lookdown
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Carangoidei
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Selene
Species:
S. vomer
Binomial name
Selene vomer
Synonyms
List
  • Zeus vomer Linnaeus, 1758
  • Zeus gallus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Zeus kleinii Walbaum 1792
  • Selene argentea Lacépède, 1802
  • Zeus capillaris Mitchill, 1815
  • Zeus rostratus Mitchill, 1815
  • Zeus geometricus Mitchill, 1818
  • Argyriosus mauriceii Swainson, 1839
  • Argyriosus setifer Swainson, 1839
  • Platysomus (Argyriosus) riacanthus Swainson, 1839
  • Zeus columba Larrañaga, 1923
  • Zeus rhomboides Larrañaga, 1923

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.