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Bony fish

Blue Runner

Caranx crysos

Also known as: Black Jack, Blue Runner Jack, Bluestripe Jack, Crevalle, Egyptian Scad, Golden Jack, Green Jack, Hardtail, Hard-tailed Jack, Horse Mackerel, Jackfish, Mackerel, Runner, Trevally, Whiteback Cavalli, Yellow Mackerel, Yellowtail Cavalli

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
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Overview

Found in schools, over brackish waters, of coastal reefs.
Juveniles found floating amongst Sargassum weeds.

Often used as baitfish.

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

Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Pacific, Caribbean, Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean
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Found in schools, over brackish waters, of coastal reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCarangiformes
    5. familyCarangidae
    6. genusCaranx
    7. speciesCaranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815)

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    More in the family

    Pompanos (Carangidae)