Description

Also known as Blue Trevally, Island Jack, False Bluefin Trevally, Socorro Jack, Thicklip Jack, Thicklip Trevally, Trevally, Yellowspot Trevally, Yellow-spotted Jack, Yellow-spotted Trevally.

Found singly, pairs or in small schools, in river basins and sandy channels of lagoons and seaward reefs or out in the open sea, close to oceanic islands.
They feed on small benthic crustaceans.
Length - 75cm
Depth - 3-170m
Widespread Eastern Central Pacific, Indo-Pacific

Jacks are fast swimming fish that can roam over great distances. The larger fish hunt other fish and the smaller fish eat zooplankton. In turn they are hunted by large Tuna and Dolphins. Ref: https://www.fishbase.in/summary/Carangoides-orthogrammus.html