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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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Juvenile
@svtiramisu · S/V No Worries, British Virgin Islands · May 20131 / 5

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Overview

Juveniles found with jellyfish, over seagrass beds, or under floating sargassum mats.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
spots
Head & Mouth
eye line
Behaviour
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Habitat & where to find it

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

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean, Eastern Atlantic
  • Country only · 5
LIVES IN

Juveniles found with jellyfish, over seagrass beds, or under floating sargassum mats.

RANGE
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Juvenile photos 5

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Discussion

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    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

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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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