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Jack

Caranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815)

Status not recordedbony fish

The jack (Caranx crysos) 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 crysos (Mitchill, 1815)

Synonyms Carangoides crysos, Carangoides fusus, Caranx chrysos, Caranx fusus, Caranx pisquetus, Carnax crysos, Paratractus crysos, Scomber chrysos, Scomber crysos, Trachurus squamosus

Other names and names in other languages (78)
  • Black jackEnglish
  • Blue runnerEnglish
  • Bluestripe jackEnglish
  • Boca AbouEnglish
  • CrevalleEnglish
  • Deepwater CavalyEnglish
  • Egyptian scadEnglish
  • Golden jackEnglish
  • Green jackEnglish
  • HardnoseEnglish
  • HardtailEnglish
  • Hardtail jackEnglish
  • Hardtailed jackEnglish
  • Horse mackerelEnglish
  • MackerelEnglish
  • RunnerEnglish
  • White back CavalliEnglish
  • Yara YagEnglish
  • Yaru Boca AbauEnglish
  • Yellow mackerelEnglish
  • Yellow tail CavalliEnglish
  • Sorella del sudCatalan
  • kranas modrýCzech
  • Blå løberDanish
  • StachelmakreleGerman
  • ΚοκάλιGreek
  • AtúnSpanish
  • TurkoosipiikkimakrilliFinnish
  • CaranFrench
  • צנינית אטלנטיתHebrew
  • lecciaItalian
  • クロカイワリJapanese
  • Zwarttip makreelDutch
  • Jager Boca BauPapiamento
  • KryzosPolish
  • XareletePortuguese
  • Золотистый каранксRussian
  • Kawrè kankiSusu
  • Altın KralTurkish
  • 金鰺Chinese
  • ΤραχούριGreek
  • CachorretaSpanish
  • CojinoaSpanish
  • Cojinoa negraSpanish
  • CojinuaSpanish
  • cojinúaSpanish
  • Cojinúa AzulSpanish
  • cojinua negraSpanish
  • Cojinúa NegraSpanish
  • Cojinúa PrietaSpanish
  • CojinudaSpanish
  • cojinuda negraSpanish
  • CrevalléSpanish
  • GuïraSpanish
  • jurelSpanish
  • Jurel AzulSpanish
  • Jurel Trompa de HierroSpanish
  • MadregalSpanish
  • MedregalSpanish
  • PalometaSpanish
  • SurellSpanish
  • CarangueFrench
  • Carangue BoniteFrench
  • carangue coubaliFrench
  • Carangue CuisinièreFrench
  • Carangue DoréeFrench
  • Carangue GrasseFrench
  • carangue jauneFrench
  • Carangue MacoqueFrench
  • Carangue Tête RondeFrench
  • ChinchardFrench
  • CrevailleFrench
  • Carango doratoItalian
  • Carango mediterraneoItalian
  • Karanks KryzosPolish
  • GuaricemaPortuguese
  • Xaréu-azulPortuguese
  • kral balikTurkish

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 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 crysos) 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). Jack (Caranx crysos). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/caranx-crysos

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{caranx_crysos_2026,
  title = {Jack (Caranx crysos)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/caranx-crysos},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}