stellatus, Caranx Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.] 1850:167, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-6068. Type catalog: Smith-Vaniz et al. 1979:19 [ref. 12247]. •Synonym of Caranx melampygus Cuvier 1833 -- (Dor 1984:127 [ref. 29757], Smith-Vaniz in Fischer et al. 1995:956 [ref. 22829], Randall 1995:181 [ref. 22896], Smith-Vaniz 1999:2714 [ref. 24833], Mundy 2005:367 [ref. 28379], Kottelat 2013:333 [ref. 32989], Eagderi et al. 2019:49 [ref. 37020], Smith-Vaniz 2022:47 [ref. 39876]). Current status: Synonym of Caranx melampygus Cuvier 1833. Carangidae: Caranginae. Habitat: brackish, marine.