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Bicolor jack

Hemicaranx bicolor (Günther, 1860)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bicolor jack (Hemicaranx bicolor) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the bicolor jack

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bicolor jack live?

Not recorded

Is the bicolor jack endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bicolor jack classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusHemicaranx
  7. SpeciesHemicaranx bicolor (Günther, 1860)

Synonyms Alepes bicolor, Alepes marginatus, Caranx bicolor, Caranx marginatus, Hemicaranx marginatus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Two-colour jackEnglish
  • kranas dvoubarvýCzech
  • casabe bicolorSpanish
  • carangue bicoloreFrench
  • Xaréu-bicolorPortuguese
  • 雙色半鰺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bicolor jack

Other species in the same genus Hemicaranx.

Palomette

Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Little jack

Hemicaranx leucurus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBicolor jack vs PalometteBicolor jack vs Blackfin jackBicolor jack vs Little jackBicolor jack vs Carangops eminens

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bicolor jack?

The bicolor jack (Hemicaranx bicolor) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bicolor jack (Hemicaranx bicolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bicolor-jack

MLA

“Bicolor jack (Hemicaranx bicolor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bicolor-jack.

BibTeX
@misc{bicolor_jack_2026,
  title = {Bicolor jack (Hemicaranx bicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bicolor-jack},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}