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A school of bar jacks over a shallow reef Caranx ruber closeup. The bar jack is a moderately large species, growing to a recorded maximum length of 69 cm (27 in), and a weight of 6.8 kg (15 lb), [10] but is commonly encountered at lengths of less than 40 cm (16 in).
The Carangidae are a family of ray-finned fish that includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, trevallies, and scads. It is the largest of the six families included within the order Carangiformes. Some authorities classify it as the only family within that order but molecular and anatomical studies indicate that there is a close ...
This is a list of marine fish pursued by recreational anglers. African pompano; African threadfish; Archosargus probatocephalus; Arripis trutta; Atlantic Spanish mackerel; Australasian snapper; Bar jack; Barcheek trevally; Bigeye trevally; Black drum; Black grouper; Black-banded trevally; Blacktip trevally; Bludger (fish) Blue trevally; Bluefin ...
The black jack has characteristic black fins and scutes. The black jack is a large fish, and is confidently known to grow to a length of 1 m [8] and a weight of 17.9 kg, [21] although is more common at lengths under 70 cm. [15] At least one source asserts a fish of 2.21 m has been reported, [22] which if true would make the black jack the second largest species of carangid behind the ...
The genus Caranx is one of 30 currently recognised genera of fish in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae, this family are part of the order Carangiformes. [2] The species has long been placed in the subfamily Caranginae (or tribe Carangini), with modern molecular and genetic studies indicating this subdivision is acceptable, and Caranx is well defined as a genus.
Almaco jack; Amberjack; Bar jack; Black jack (fish) Crevalle jack; Giant trevally or ronin jack; Jack mackerel; Leather jack; Yellow jack; Coho salmon, males called "jacks" Esox (northern pike), young called "jacks" "Jackfish" or "jack", a western Canadian name for northern pike
Caranx latus Agassiz, 1831 (horse-eye jack) Caranx lugubris Poey, 1860 (black jack) Caranx melampygus G. Cuvier, 1833 (bluefin trevally) Caranx papuensis Alleyne & W. J. Macleay, 1877 (brassy trevally) Caranx rhonchus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 (false scad) Caranx ruber (Bloch, 1793) (bar jack) Caranx senegallus G. Cuvier, 1833 (Senegal jack)
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.