Jack
Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)
Status not recordedbony fish
The jack (Caranx hippos) 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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderCarangiformes
- familyCarangidae
- genusCaranx
- SpeciesCaranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Carangus esculentus, Carangus hippos, Caranx antilliarum, Caranx carangua, Caranx carangus, Caranx defensor, Caranx erythrurus, Caranx esculentus, Caranx hippos hippos, Caranx hippos tropicus, Caranx hippus, Carnax hippos, Scomber carangus, Scomber hippos, Trachurus cordyla
Other names and names in other languages (138)
- Atlantic crevalle jackEnglish
- Black CavalliEnglish
- Black-tailed trevallyEnglish
- Blacktailed trevallyEnglish
- CabaliEnglish
- CabaloEnglish
- Cevalle jackEnglish
- Common jackEnglish
- Couvalli jackEnglish
- CrevalleEnglish
- Crevalle jackEnglish
- Crevelle jackEnglish
- Green jackEnglish
- Horse crevalleEnglish
- Horse eye CavalyEnglish
- Horse mackerelEnglish
- Horse-eye jackEnglish
- Jack crevalleEnglish
- King fishEnglish
- TrevallyEnglish
- Yellow CavalliEnglish
- AgbreBambara
- Sorell castanyolaCatalan
- LisonCebuano
- kranas dvouskvrnnýCzech
- Atlantisk crevalleDanish
- CavallaGerman
- EssegnailleJola-Fonyi
- ΚοκάλιGreek
- ToroSpanish
- GlamataEwe
- EvlababaFang
- HevospiikkimakrilliFinnish
- KpanpanFon
- CamardFrench
- GbaaIrish
- MalautWayuu
- Carango cavalloItalian
- ムナグロアジJapanese
- ಗೊಂಡ್ಲುKannada
- CowrehKrio
- Kramwimiq
- കടുകുപ്പാരMalayalam
- Diaromnk
- शितापMarathi
- paardmakreelDutch
- KotoloNzima
- KontiOdia
- Corcoba BlancoPapiamento
- KaranksPolish
- XeréuPortuguese
- Большой каранксRussian
- TrnobokarSerbian
- TfandiaSerer
- Kawrè kankiSusu
- GullöpareSwedish
- ParaiTamil
- పారాTelugu
- KralTurkish
- Nkabàvif
- SakaWolof
- 馬鰺Chinese
- GouégouéBambara
- ImmouhouiBambara
- PferdemakreleGerman
- ΑλογοκοκάλιGreek
- ΑλογοκοκκάλιGreek
- caballaSpanish
- ChumboSpanish
- CocineroSpanish
- jiguaguaSpanish
- JurelSpanish
- Jurel Aleta AmarillaSpanish
- Jurel amarillo comúnSpanish
- Jurel CaballoSpanish
- Jurel Cola AmarillaSpanish
- Jurel ComunSpanish
- jurel comúnSpanish
- PalometaSpanish
- SargentilloSpanish
- FafaEwe
- PãpãkpoeEwe
- KpankpanFon
- CarangueFrench
- carangue crevalleFrench
- carangue crevalléeFrench
- Carangue MacoqueFrench
- CavalliFrench
- CouvalliFrench
- Crevalle ToroFrench
- Grande CarangueFrench
- Poisson japonFrench
- Ricciola 'mperialiItalian
- Krauhimiq
- കടുങ്ങാപ്പാറMalayalam
- കരിവളം പാരMalayalam
- കരിവാലം പാരMalayalam
- Fanjomnk
- karanks atlantyckiPolish
- AracimboraPortuguese
- CarimbambaPortuguese
- Charo-largoPortuguese
- CorimbambaPortuguese
- Enxaréu-macoaPortuguese
- GuaracemaPortuguese
- GuaracimboraPortuguese
- GuaricemaPortuguese
- GuiaruPortuguese
- MacoaPortuguese
- Peixe-prussianoPortuguese
- XareletePortuguese
- Xaréu pretoPortuguese
- Xareu-cavalaoPortuguese
- Xaréu-cavalãoPortuguese
- Xaréu-macoaPortuguese
- Xareu-olho-de-boiPortuguese
- Xaréu-olho-de-boiPortuguese
- Xaréu-roncadorPortuguese
- Xaréu-vaqueiroPortuguese
- XexémPortuguese
- கிளிசைTamil
- குமாரபரைTamil
- சீமபாரைTamil
- தேங்கா பாரைTamil
- புள்ளிக் கென்டைTamil
- வென்னை பாரைTamil
- పుల్లి పారైTelugu
- మంజల్ పారైTelugu
- Istavritbozmasi baligiTurkish
- kral balikTurkish
- Kral BalığıTurkish
- SaakaWolof
- SakaïWolof
- SóótWolof
- SottWolof
- Sôtt ou sottoWolof
- SottoWolof
- TanetWolof
Relatives of the jack
Other species in the same genus Caranx.
Kingfish
Caranx ignobilis
Pinkit
Caranx sexfasciatus
Jack
Caranx crysos
Black ulua
Caranx melampygus
Cabali
Caranx lugubris
Brassy trevally
Caranx papuensis
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the jack?
The jack (Caranx hippos) 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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