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The crevalle jack (Caranx hippos), also known as the common jack, black-tailed trevally, couvalli jack, black cavalli, jack crevale, or yellow cavalli is a common species of large marine fish classified within the jack family, Carangidae.
The Carangidae are a family of ray-finned fish that includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, trevallies, and scads.It is the largest of the six families included within the order Carangiformes.
The species has a wide salinity tolerance, as evident from the ranges from which juvenile and subadult fish in South African estuaries have been recorded; 0.5 to 38 parts per thousand (ppt), [35] with other studies also showing tolerance levels of less than 1 ppt. [28] In these estuaries, the giant trevally is known from both highly turbid ...
The black jack has characteristic black fins and scutes. The black jack is a large fish, and is confidently known to grow to a length of 1 m [8] and a weight of 17.9 kg, [21] although is more common at lengths under 70 cm. [15] At least one source asserts a fish of 2.21 m has been reported, [22] which if true would make the black jack the second largest species of carangid behind the ...
The bludger (Carangoides gymnostethus), also known as the bludger trevally, nakedbreast trevally or Bleeker's jackfish, is a widespread species of large marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The bludger inhabits the tropical and subtropical regions of the Indo-west Pacific Ocean , distributed from South Africa in the west to Japan and New ...
The bigeye scad or big-eyed scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) is a species of oceanic fish found in tropical regions around the globe. [2] Other common names include purse-eyed scad, goggle-eyed scad, akule, chicharro, charrito ojón, jacks, matang baka, mushimas and coulirou. [2]
Pilot fish swimming with an oceanic whitetip shark. The pilot fish congregates around sharks, rays, and sea turtles, where it eats ectoparasites on, and leftovers around, the host species; [4] younger pilot fish are usually associated with jellyfish and drifting seaweeds. [5]
The Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata, is a species of jack fish in the family Carangidae, native to the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is known as shiyu ( 鰤魚 ) in China , bang'eo ( 방어 ) in Korea , and buri ( 鰤 ) or hamachi ( 魬 ) in Japan .