Caranx hippos

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Vernacular names
English : Crevalle jack
French : Carangue crevalle

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Carangiformes
Family : Carangidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a maximum length of 120 cm for a weight of 32 kg. Elongated oval-shaped and laterally compressed body with a round forehead and large mouth. Coloration silvery grey with black spot on top of gill coverts.

Range and habitat
Atlantic Ocean, east from Portugal to Angola, including western Mediterranean Sea, and west from South Canada to Uruguay. Lives in offshore waters, coastline in shallow flats areas, depth down to 300 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a very large range and remains at least locally common. Overfishing led to local declines in some populations.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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