Trachinotinae

Trachinotinae is a subfamily of the family Carangidae, the jacks and pompanos.

Trachinotinae Temporal range: Early Eocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Leerfish (Lichia amia)
Permit Trachinotus falcatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Carangoidei
Family:	Carangidae
Subfamily:	Trachinotinae Gill, 1861[1]
Genera
Lichia Cuvier, 1816 Trachinotus Lacepède, 1801

Genera

Two genera are placed in the Trachinotinae:^[2]

• Lichia Cuvier, 1816^[3]
• Trachinotus Lacepède, 1801^[4]

The earliest known member of this subfamily is Lichia veronensis from the Early Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy.^[5] The fossil genus Paratrachinotus was sometimes placed in this subfamily, but more recent studies suggest that it belongs in its own clade.^[6]