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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusCaranx
  7. 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

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

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 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jack (Caranx hippos). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/caranx-hippos

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{caranx_hippos_2026,
  title = {Jack (Caranx hippos)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/caranx-hippos},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}