Kalmar "genus" tana nufin nau'in rarrabuwar haraji da ake amfani da su a cikin ilmin halitta, waɗanda ke haɗa nau'ikan halittu masu alaƙa. kamar jacks, trevallies, ko pompanos. Nau'in Caranx suna da alaƙa da matsewar jikinsu da tsayin daka, wutsiyoyi masu yatsa, da ƙarfi, ƙaƙƙarfan ƙiba. Ana samun su galibi a cikin ruwaye masu zafi da na wurare masu zafi a duniya, kuma galibi ana daraja su a matsayin kifin nama ko kifi abinci.