Parastromateus Bleeker [P.] 1864:174 Masc. Stromateus niger Bloch 1795. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Parastromateus Bleeker 1864 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1984:526 [ref. 13664] who synonymizes Apolectidae (or Formionidae) into Carangidae, Gushiken in Masuda et al. 1984:157 [ref. 6441], Smith-Vaniz 1986:653 [ref. 5718], Yamada & Nakabo 1986 [ref. 6373], Gushiken 1988:443 [ref. 6697], Paxton et al. 1989:581 [ref. 12442], Ataur Rahman 1989:264 [ref. 24860], Lin & Shao 1999:59 [ref. 23921], Smith-Vaniz 1999:2662 [ref. 24833], Ataur Rahman 2003:288 [ref. 31338], Hoese & Gates 2006:1162 [ref. 28997], Kimura 2009:123 [ref. 30425], Hilton et al. 2010:312 [ref. 30385], Motomura et al. 2017:116 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:185 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:86 [ref. 36273], Kimura et al. 2022:39 [ref. 38998]). Current status: Valid as Parastromateus Bleeker 1864. Carangidae: Caranginae.