鲹科为辐鳍鱼纲鲈形目的一个科。

本科都分布在全世界的温带及热带沿岸或外洋海域，也有少数几种能够入侵淡水流域。

Carangidae is a family of fish which includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, and scads.

They are marine fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most species are fast-swimming predatory fishes that hunt in the waters above reefs and in the open sea; some dig in the sea floor for invertebrates.