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Caranx latus Agassiz, 1831

Horse-eye jack
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Belize country information

Common names: Horse-eye jack
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Harborne, A., 2000
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve, Turneffe Atoll, South Water Cay Marine Reserve, Sapodilla Cays and Snake Cays (Ref. 128811). Found in the continental waters of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Mexico (Ref. 30499). Also Ref. 3277, 9761, 13442, 26340.
National Checklist: Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Harborne, A., 2000
National Database: Belize Biodiversity Information System

Common names from other countries

Carangue mayole, Horse-eye trevally, Yellowjack, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Caranx: French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Agassiz.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; oceano-estuarine (Ref. 4233); depth range 0 - 140 m (Ref. 36484), usually 0 - 20 m (Ref. 40849).   Subtropical; 41°N - 23°S, 98°W - 14°E

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