Green jack (Caranx caballus)

Scientific name: Caranx caballus G?nther, 1868

Green jack (Caranx caballus)

The Green jack (Caranx caballus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Santa Cruz Island, California, USA to Peru, including the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-21; Anal spines: 3; Vertebrae: 25

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Caranx caballus
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
55.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
3–100 m (10–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 3 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Santa Cruz Island, California, USA to Peru, including the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: 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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