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Bony fish

Black Jack

Caranx lugubris

Also known as: Bigeye Jack, Black Jackfish, Black Kingfish, Black Trevally, Black Ulua, Coalfish, Crevalle Jack, Giant Jack, Horse-eye Jack, Jackfish, Trevally

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
Adult
@epic · Pixie Gardens - Coral Sea, Australia · July 20091 / 7
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Overview

Found singly or in schools, near drop-off's, along outer edges of reefs, or in clear oceanic waters.
They feed nocturnally on fish.

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.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Circumtropical
  • Country only · 7
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Found singly or in schools, near drop-off's, along outer edges of reefs, or in clear oceanic waters.

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Adult photos 7

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCarangiformes
    5. familyCarangidae
    6. genusCaranx
    7. speciesCaranx lugubris Poey, 1860

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