Crevalle Jack


Size:  1-3.5 ft.
ID:  Black blotch pectoral fin, black spot top gill cover

Class:  Actrinopterygii  /  Ray-finned fishes
Order:  Perciformes  /  Perch-like fishes
Family:  Carangidae  /  Jacks and Pompanos
Genus Species:  Caranx hippos /  Crevalle Jack

Habitat:  clear open water
Typical food:  smaller fish, shrimp or other invertebrates
Other information:  also called Common jack or Crevally; may school with similar Horse-eye jack;
older fish are often solitary


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