 "Carangoides" falls into the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae, the Carangidae are part of the order Carangiformes.The species was first described by the Swedish naturalist Peter Forsskål in 1775 based on a specimen taken from the Red Sea.He named the species "Scomber ferdau", thus relating it to the mackerels before the family Carangidae was bought into existence with the creation of Lacépède's genus "Caranx".