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Caranx latus Agassiz, 1831

Horse-eye jack
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Jamaica country information

Common names: Cabali, Carangue gros yeux, Horse eye jack
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the water bodies and channels of Port Royal, mangal, Kingston. Type locality Runaway bay, Port Antonio, Kingston, Palisadoes, Great salt pond, off south Jamaica, Morant and Pedro cays (Ref. 27228). Also Ref. 3277.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/jamaica-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Alleng, G.P., 1997
National Database:

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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