For another type of fish known as pilot fish, see
Sea chub.
| Pilot fish |
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| Near Mangalore, India |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Actinopterygii |
| Order: |
Carangiformes |
| Suborder: |
Carangoidei |
| Family: |
Carangidae |
| Subfamily: |
Naucratinae |
| Genus: |
Naucrates
Rafinesque, 1810 |
| Species: |
N. ductor |
| Binomial name |
Naucrates ductor
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| Synonyms |
- 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
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The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) is a carnivorous fish of the trevally, or jackfish family, Carangidae. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas.