Bluntnose jack (Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus)

Scientific name: Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus Cuvier, 1833

Bluntnose jack (Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus)

The Bluntnose jack (Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 23

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 50 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico southward to Florian?polis, Brazil; not found in most parts of the Lesser Antilles. Also found in Uruguay and Argentina.
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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