Pi236 Caranx carangus (Crevalle jack)

 Pi236                                                Caranx carangus (Crevalle jack)

 

Phylum            : Chordata

Class                : Teleostei

Order               : Carangiformes

Family             : Carangidae

Genus              : Caranx

Species            : Caranx carangus

 

Accepted name: Caranx hippos

Description:

        Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-22; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18. Diagnosis: Scutes on lateral line 23 to 42. No scales on chest, except a small mid-ventral patch in front of pelvic fins. Upper profile of head steep. Maxilla ending approximately below or beyond posterior edge of eye (in adult). Front of soft dorsal and anal fins elevated; olivaceous to bluish green dorsally, silvery to brassy on the sides; prominent black spot posteriorly on gill cover at level of eye, another at upper axil of pectoral fins, and often a third on lower pectoral rays; caudal yellowish.

 

IUCN Status: Least concern