ascensionis, Caranx Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833:102, Pl. 249 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Ascension Island. No types known. See Smith-Vaniz & Randall 1994 [ref. 21632] and Opinion 1841. •Synonym of Caranx lugubris Poey 1860 -- (Smith-Vaniz in Whitehead et al. 1986:826 [ref. 13676], Smith-Vaniz 1986:647 [ref. 5718], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1990:734 [ref. 18644], Smith-Vaniz in Fischer et al. 1995:955 [ref. 22829], Randall 1995:181 [ref. 22896], Smith-Vaniz 1999:2713 [ref. 24833], Randall 2005:228 [ref. 28239], Randall 2007:229 [ref. 30952], Smith-Vaniz 2022:47 [ref. 39876]). Current status: Synonym of Caranx lugubris Poey 1860. Carangidae: Caranginae. Habitat: marine.