Caranx latus Agassiz 1831

Extant specimens: MCUC ZOO.0000015 (Fig. 23a), MCUC ZOO.0000029 (Fig. 23b), and MCUC ZOO.0000044 (Fig. 23c).

Classification on the specimen: “P. Th. Scomber ”.

Common names on the specimen (Portuguese/Tupi): None.

Comments: This species was undescribed at the time Veloso prepared it. During the 18 th century, the genus Scomber encompassed species that are currently classified in various families, including Carangidae, Gempylidae, Istiophoridae, Leiognathidae, Rachycentridae, and Scombridae . In one specimen (MCUC ZOO.0000015), there is a pencil inscription following the genus “ Scomber ” with the specific name “ pelamis,” which refers to Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus 1758) . However, the exact timing of this inscription cannot be determined with precision, and it is likely that Veloso was not responsible for it. The Ajuda’s inventory (Ferreira 1794) documents 66 herborized specimens of Scomber, and although several Scomber species are listed in the transference documentation to the Lisbon Academy of Sciences and the University of Coimbra, none can be definitively attributed to Caranx latus . The Ichthyologia Fluminensis describes seven species of the genus Scomber, however, none of them corresponds to C. latus . Caranx latus occurs in the Western Atlantic from New Jersey (USA) to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) (Menezes & Figueiredo 1980; Smith-Vaniz 2016).