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Bony fish

Yellow Jack

Caranx bartholomaei

Also known as: Crevalle, Green Jack, Jackfish, Lemon Jack, Skipjack, Trevally, Carangoides bartholomaei

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
LIFE STAGE
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Adult
@jeffsandefur · Harbour Village, Caribbean Netherlands · November 20141 / 6

Showing details for the adult stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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Overview

Found singly, or in small schools, in open waters over off-shore reefs.

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.

02

How to identify

COLOURS
Fins & Tail
yellow fins
Behaviour
schoolingsolitary

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03

Habitat & where to find it

Where the adult stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean, Eastern Atlantic
  • Exact location · 2
  • Country only · 4
LIVES IN

Found singly, or in small schools, in open waters over off-shore reefs.

RANGE
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Adult photos 6

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Discussion 1

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1 comment

  • fishx6Top Contributor· 24 May 2020

    We are in the process of reviewing all our pages to make sure pictures are catalogued in the right places, this is not always easy because the public can dd pics, so thank you for alerting us to ones that may be wrong!

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Taxonomy

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusCaranx
  7. speciesCaranx bartholomaei Cuvier, 1833

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