Pseudocaranx
Pseudocaranx is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the family Carangidae, the jacks, trevallies, scads, and pompanos. They occur in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific.
Species
Six recognized species are placed in this genus:Pseudocaranx cheilio Pseudocaranx chilensis Pseudocaranx dentex Pseudocaranx dinjerra Smith-Vaniz & Jelks, 2006Pseudocaranx georgianus Pseudocaranx wrightiFishbase does not treat P. georgianus or P. cheilio as valid species, treating them as junior synonyms of P. dentex, but notes that many other authorities treat them as valid species. Catalog of Fishes and the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species treat them both as a valid species.