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Family Carangidae — Jacks
Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787). African Pompano. Possibly to 130–150 cm (50–60 in) FL (Smith-Vaniz in
Fischer et al. 1995). Circumglobal; in western Pacific as far north as Japan (Senou in Nakabo 2002) and
southern Kuril Islands (Savinykh 1998); eastern Pacific from Bahia Santa Maria (24°40'N, 112°11'W),
southern Baja California (SIO 51–65) to Chile (Pequeño 1989), including lower Gulf of California
(Robertson and Allen 2002) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Coastal waters, 1–100 m
(3–328 ft; Laboute and Grandperrin 2000).
*Carangoides orthogrammus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882). Island Trevally or Yellow-spotted Trevally. To 71 cm
(28.0 in) TL (Lieske and Myers 2002). Pacific and Indian oceans; in western Pacific as far north as Cheju
Island, South Korea (Kim et al. 1999); eastern Pacific, Cabo San Lucas (SIO 59–213), Isla Socorro, Isla
San Benedicto, and other oceanic sites (Smith-Vaniz in Fischer et al. 1995). Nearshore areas, 3–170 m
(10–558 ft; Ralston et al. 1986). Sometimes seen as Caranx orthogrammus (e.g., Nelson et al. 2004), but
most researchers classify the species in Carangoides (Eschmeyer 1998 and online editions).
Caranx caballus Günther, 1868. Green Jack. To at least 70 cm (27.6 in) TL (Allen and Robertson 1994).
Monterey Bay, central California (Lea and Walker 1995) to Chile (Pequeño 1989), including Gulf of
California (Robertson and Allen 2002), Islas Galápagos (Miller and Lea 1972), and Hawaii (Randall and
Carlson 1999). Surf zone and to 100 m (328 ft) (min.: Carlisle et al. 1960; max.: De La Cruz-Agüero et
al. 1997). Recently as Carangoides caballus.
Caranx caninus Günther, 1867. Pacific Crevalle Jack. To 100 cm (39.4 in) TL (Smith-Vaniz in Fischer et
al. 1995). Warm waters of eastern Pacific; San Diego, southern California (Miller and Lea 1972) to Isla
Lobos de Tierra (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Robertson and Allen 2002),
Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997), and other offshore islands (Robertson and Allen 2002).
Surface to 350 m (1,148 ft; Smith-Vaniz in Fischer et al. 1995). Caranx hippos is considered a separate
Atlantic and Caribbean species.
Caranx lugubris Poey, 1860. Black Jack. To 99 cm (39 in) TL (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Circumglobal;
southern Japan (Senou in Nakabo 2002); southern Baja California (Smith-Vaniz in Fischer et al. 1995)
to Chile (Pequeño 1989), including lower Gulf of California (Smith-Vaniz in Fischer et al. 1995) and
Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). At depths of 3–355 m (10–1,164 ft) (min.: Robertson and
Allen 2002; max.: Ralston et al. 1986).
*Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833. Bluefin Jack, Bluefin Trevally, or Blue Trevally. Reported to 100 cm
(39.4 in) TL (Smith-Vaniz in Fischer et al. 1995). Pacific and Indian oceans; southern Japan (Senou
in Nakabo 2002); Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California (Smith-Vaniz in Fischer et al. 1995) to
Isla Gorgona, Colombia (Franke and Acero 1993), including lower Gulf of California (Smith-Vaniz in
Fischer et al. 1995) and such offshore islands as Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Nearshore
areas, 1–230 m (3–754 ft) (min.: Laboute and Grandperrin 2000; max.: Ralston et al. 1986); juveniles
may inhabit estuaries (Smith and Parrish 2002).
Caranx otrynter Jordan & Gilbert, 1883. Threadfin Jack or Thread Pompano. To 60 cm (23.6 in) TL (Allen
and Robertson 1994). Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1994) to
Ecuador (De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1997), including lower and central Gulf of California (Robertson
and Allen 2002) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Surface to 100 m (328 ft; De La Cruz-
Agüero et al. 1997). Also recently called Carangoides otrynter.
Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825. Bigeye Crevalle, Bigeye Trevally, or Sixband Jack. To 94 cm
(37.0 in; Lieske and Myers 2002) to 120 cm (47.2 in; Sadovy and Cornish 2000) TL. Pacific and Indian
oceans; southern Japan (Senou in Nakabo 2002); San Diego Bay, southern California (Lea and Walker
1995) to Ecuador (Grove and Lavenberg 1997), including lower Gulf of California (Robertson and Allen
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