- Horse-eye jack
Taxobox
name = Horse-eye jack
image_width = 240px
status = LR/lc
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Perciformes
familia =Carangidae
genus = "Caranx "
species = "C. latus "
binomial = "Caranx latus "
binomial_authority = Agassiz,1829
synonyms = The Horse-eye Jack, "Caranx latus", is agamefish and minor commercial fish in the familyCarangidae . It is also known as the Big-eye jack, and is similar in appearance to theCrevalle jack , although the head of a Horse-eye jack is not as blunt. Horse-eye jack are known tofeed on smallerfish and on manyinvertebrates such asshrimp andcrab .Description
The Horse-eye jack, known for its proportionally large eyes, commonly has 8-9 spines on its
dorsal fin and 20-22 dorsalrays . Theanal fin contains 2-3 spines and 16-17 rays. The pectoral fins are without spots although they can may have a spot on theirgill covers. Theirscutes are dark and color and can be found on the tail of the fish. Thecaudal fin of a Horse-eye jack is bright yellow, while the Crevalle jack'scaudal fin has a slightly darkeryellow tinge. Young individuals have large, dark bars on their bodies.Although
adult Horse-eye jack commonly swim together in small to large schools either as one species or with Crevalle jack, they are known to swim in pairs with drastically different species such as "Halichoeres radiatus ", a type ofwrasse .Habitat and range
Horse-eye jack are commonly found in the subtropical
Atlantic ocean fromBermuda and the northernGulf of Mexico south toRio de Janero . In the Eastern Atlantic, they are found fromSt. Paul's Rocks toAscension Island and, rarely, theGulf of Guinea . Horse-eye jack arepelagic . They can be found onreefs and off shore rigs.Juveniles can be found close toshore along sandy and muddy bottoms. Horse-eye jack are known to penetratebrackish water and can live in the mouths of some rivers. They are typically found in salt water up to 140 m in depth.Reaction to Divers
Horse-eye jack are generally wary of scuba divers. They tend to move slowly away as divers approach. However, schools of Horse-eye jack have been known to crowd around divers, apparently attracted to the bubbles the diver exhales.
References
*Caranx latus, Horse-eye Jack - MarineBio.org. Retrieved Wednesday, November 28, 2007, from http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=291.
*http://www.csulb.edu/depts/biology/marine/species/Horse-eye_Jack.html_f/Horse-eye_Jack.html
*IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.. Downloaded on 28 November 2007.
*http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1935
*http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/~floeter/PDFs/Feitoza%20et%20al%202003_Aqua.pdf
*REEF FISH Identification FLORIDA CARIBBEAN BAHAMAS; Humann, Paul and Ned Deloach; New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, Fl; pp. 47External links
* [http://www.csulb.edu/depts/biology/marine/species/Horse-eye_Jack.html_f/Horse-eye_Jack.html Horse-eye Jack] listing
* [http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=291 Horse-eye Jack] at MarineBio.org
*http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1935
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