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Palomette

Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (Cuvier, 1833)

Status not recordedbony fish

The palomette (Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the palomette

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 palomette live?

Not recorded

Is the palomette 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 palomette classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusHemicaranx
  7. SpeciesHemicaranx amblyrhynchus (Cuvier, 1833)

Synonyms Caranx amblyrhynchus, Caranx falcatus, Caranx heteropygus, Hemicaranx rhomboides

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Bluntnose jackEnglish
  • kranas tuponosýCzech
  • JurelSpanish
  • Carangue nez courtFrench
  • Montsuki-hiraajiJapanese
  • CatarroPortuguese
  • 鈍吻半鰺Chinese
  • BurritaSpanish
  • Casabe ChicharraSpanish
  • CatalinaSpanish
  • chicharraSpanish
  • HojitaSpanish
  • jurelito chatoSpanish
  • Vuela ChicharraSpanish
  • モンツキヒラアジJapanese
  • Cabeça DuraPortuguese
  • CabeçudoPortuguese
  • Cara-de-gatoPortuguese
  • PalombetaPortuguese
  • Palombeta-do-altoPortuguese
  • Vento-lestePortuguese
  • Vento-leste-do-verãoPortuguese
  • Xaréu-de-YucatánPortuguese
  • XixarroPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the palomette

Other species in the same genus Hemicaranx.

Little jack

Hemicaranx leucurus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the palomette?

The palomette (Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus) 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). Palomette (Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/palomette

MLA

“Palomette (Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/palomette.

BibTeX
@misc{palomette_2026,
  title = {Palomette (Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/palomette},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}