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Jack

Caranx caballus Günther, 1868

Status not recordedbony fish

The jack (Caranx caballus) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the 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 jack live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 jack classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusCaranx
  7. SpeciesCaranx caballus Günther, 1868

Synonyms Carangoides caballus, Caranx girardi, Trachurus boops

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Green jackEnglish
  • kranas zelenavýCzech
  • Grøn hestemakrelDanish
  • JurelSpanish
  • Carangue verteFrench
  • Xaréu-mexicanoPortuguese
  • 大馬鰺Chinese
  • BonitoSpanish
  • BuriqueSpanish
  • CaballaSpanish
  • Caballa JurelSpanish
  • CaballoSpanish
  • CavalletaSpanish
  • ChumboSpanish
  • CocineroSpanish
  • Cocinero DoradoSpanish
  • Cocinero VerdeSpanish
  • CojinoaSpanish
  • CojinuaSpanish
  • Cojinua ChataSpanish
  • DoradoSpanish
  • jurel bonitoSpanish
  • Jurel DoradoSpanish
  • Jurel VerdeSpanish
  • Palometa DoradaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the jack

Other species in the same genus Caranx.

Kingfish

Caranx ignobilis

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Pinkit

Caranx sexfasciatus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Jack

Caranx crysos

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Jack

Caranx hippos

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Black ulua

Caranx melampygus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Cabali

Caranx lugubris

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the jack?

The jack (Caranx caballus) 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). Jack (Caranx caballus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/caranx-caballus

MLA

“Jack (Caranx caballus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/caranx-caballus.

BibTeX
@misc{caranx_caballus_2026,
  title = {Jack (Caranx caballus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/caranx-caballus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}