Bicolor jack (Hemicaranx bicolor)

Scientific name: Hemicaranx bicolor G?nther, 1860

Bicolor jack (Hemicaranx bicolor)

The Bicolor jack (Hemicaranx bicolor) is a brackish-water fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

Mainly coastal, entering brackish water. Common mostly in midwater and near bottom.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hemicaranx bicolor
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Along the west African coast from Sierra Leone to Angola. Reported from the Sine-Saloum Estuary in Senegal, the Gambia River in Gambiaand the Fatala River in Guinea and Mauritania.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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