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Jack

Decapterus tabl Berry, 1968

Status not recordedbony fish

The jack (Decapterus tabl) 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. genusDecapterus
  7. SpeciesDecapterus tabl Berry, 1968
Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Greater KingstonEnglish
  • KingstonEnglish
  • Redtail scadEnglish
  • RobinEnglish
  • Rough-ear scadEnglish
  • Roughear scadEnglish
  • Round robinEnglish
  • ScadEnglish
  • kranas rudocípýCzech
  • Caballeta RabicoloráSpanish
  • comète queue rougeFrench
  • オアカムロJapanese
  • Carapau CaudaPortuguese
  • Ставрида-таблRussian
  • 泰勃圓鰺Chinese
  • macarela rabo coloradoSpanish
  • Comète coussutFrench
  • Nise-oakamuroJapanese
  • O-aka-muroJapanese
  • Oaka-muroJapanese
  • Carapau-ásperoPortuguese
  • 鋸緣圓鰺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the jack

Other species in the same genus Decapterus.

Scad

Decapterus macarellus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Cigar fish

Decapterus russelli

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Cigarfish

Decapterus punctatus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Koheru

Decapterus koheru

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Redtail scad

Decapterus kurroides

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Cherootfish

Decapterus macrosoma

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the jack?

The jack (Decapterus tabl) 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 (Decapterus tabl). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/decapterus-tabl

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{decapterus_tabl_2026,
  title = {Jack (Decapterus tabl)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/decapterus-tabl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}