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Blackfin jack

Hemicaranx zelotes Gilbert, 1898

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the blackfin 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 blackfin jack live?

Not recorded

Is the blackfin 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 blackfin jack classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusHemicaranx
  7. SpeciesHemicaranx zelotes Gilbert, 1898

Synonyms Hemicaranx sechurae

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Blackfin scadEnglish
  • kranas tmavoploutvýCzech
  • ChasoSpanish
  • Carangue ChumboFrench
  • Xaréu-oceânicoPortuguese
  • Перуанский хемикаранксRussian
  • 梳齒半鰺Chinese
  • Casabe ChumboSpanish
  • CocineroSpanish
  • Cocinero NatoSpanish
  • Cocinero ÑatoSpanish
  • Jurel ChumboSpanish
  • JurelitoSpanish
  • jurelito chochoSpanish
  • Jurelito DamaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blackfin jack

Other species in the same genus Hemicaranx.

Palomette

Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Little jack

Hemicaranx leucurus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blackfin jack?

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

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blackfin jack (Hemicaranx zelotes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackfin-jack

MLA

“Blackfin jack (Hemicaranx zelotes).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackfin-jack.

BibTeX
@misc{blackfin_jack_2026,
  title = {Blackfin jack (Hemicaranx zelotes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackfin-jack},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}