indicus, Scyris Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:128, Pl. 33 (fig. 1) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 1647. The gender of the genera Scyris and Alectis is feminine, so indica is the correct species spelling. •Valid as Alectis indicus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:210 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:122 [ref. 29757], Gushiken in Masuda et al. 1984:157 [ref. 6441], Smith-Vaniz 1986:640 [ref. 5718], Daget & Smith-Vaniz 1986:309 [ref. 6207], Allen & Swainston 1988:70 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:574 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:157 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:177 [ref. 23929], Goren & Dor 1994:33 [ref. 25356], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:420 [ref. 27969], Chen et al. 1997:60 [ref. 26476] dated 1828, Cheng & Zhou 1997:262 [ref. 26385] dated 1828, Larson & Williams 1997:358 [ref. 23967], Allen 1997:112 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:157 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:137 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:243 [ref. 24106], Smith-Vaniz 1999:2685 [ref. 24833], Lin & Shao 1999:48 [ref. 23921], Johnson 1999:733 [ref. 25471], Allen 2000:88 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:802 [ref. 25086], Smith-Vaniz in Randall & Lim 2000:615 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:33 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:802 [ref. 26001], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S107 [ref. 27377], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:73 [ref. 27510], Khan 2003:9 [ref. 27710], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:29 [ref. 27712], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:301 [ref. 28072], Mundy 2005:363 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Gates 2006:1150 [ref. 28997], Hoese & Gates 2006:1150 [ref. 28997], Springer & Smith-Vaniz 2008:29 [ref. 31826], Fricke et al. 2009:55 [ref. 30213], Kimura 2009:116 [ref. 30425], Allen & Erdmann 2012:427 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:118 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:332 [ref. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2015:215 [ref. 34104], Yoshida et al. 2013:114 [ref. 34464], Motomura et al. 2017:104 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:321 [ref. 36183]). •Valid as Alectis indica (Rüppell 1830) -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:37 [ref. 26830], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2015:43 [ref. 34319], Fricke et al. 2018:179 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:82 [ref. 36273], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2018:125 [ref. 36460], Suresh et al. 2018:199 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:46 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:143 [ref. 36673], Bogorodsky et al. 2020:519 [ref. 38001], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 15 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:416 [ref. 37272], Smith-Vaniz 2022:32 [ref. 39876], Zajonz et al. 2022:105 [ref. 40522]). •Valid as Scyris indica Rüppell 1830 -- (Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:165 [ref. 41223], Kimura et al. 2022:21 [ref. 38998], Vilasri et al. 2023:82 [ref. 40764], Allen & Erdmann 2024:464 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Scyris indica Rüppell 1830. Carangidae: Caranginae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Madagascar, and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia and New South Wales (Australia). Habitat: brackish, marine.
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