• (a.) Belonging to the Carangidae, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels, and including the caranx, American bluefish, and the pilot fish.
Ca·ran'goid adjective [ Caranx + -oid .] (Zoology) Belonging to the Carangidæ , a family of fishes allied to the mackerels, and including the caranx, American bluefish, and the pilot fish.