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- The species has also been incorrectly referred to as " Alectis alexandrinus ".
- Rafinesque proposed the name " Alectis ", into which three species were eventually placed.
- The name " Alectis " is derived from one of three Erinyes in the Greek mythology; daughter of Acheronte with a terrible rage.
- A single species has been identified the fossil record, " Alectis simus " ( Stinton, 1979 ), from the Eocene period of England.
- The first fish in the genus to be described was " Alectis ciliaris " under the genus name of " Zeus ", part of the dory family.
- Georges Cuvier proposed a second name, " Scyris " for the genus in 1829, but " Alectis " had priority and has therefore been cemented for the time being.
- R黳pell's original classification was also revised; the fish was first placed in " Seriolichthys ", and finally in the senior genus " Alectis " by James Douglas Ogilby in 1913.
- However, " Gallus " was preoccupied by a bird, leading to the reassignment of the species to at least six different genera, before the species was placed in " Alectis ".
- The species'name has been given as " Alectis indicus " in the literature, however the genus " Alectis " is feminine and thus the spelling " indica " is the correct one.
- The species'name has been given as " Alectis indicus " in the literature, however the genus " Alectis " is feminine and thus the spelling " indica " is the correct one.
- The specific characteristics that distinguish the genus relate to specific anatomical details, with these being a gill raker count between 20 and 31 on the first gill arch, 2 to 4 canines anteriorly positioned in each jaw, and dorsal and anal rays which are never produced into filaments as seen in genera such as " Alectis " and " Carangoides ".