Pilot fish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pilot fish lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Naucrates ductor
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Carangiformes
Family	Carangidae

Where does the pilot fish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pilot fish in 14 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the pilot fish endangered?

The pilot fish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pilot fish?

The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) is a ray-finned fish in the order Carangiformes and the family Carangidae, genus Naucrates. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pilot fish

The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) is a carnivorous fish of the trevally, or jackfish family, Carangidae. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pilot fish (revision 1372270269), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q223289 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).