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Pollock

Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817

Status not recordedbony fish

The pollock (Caranx rhonchus) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the pollock

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 pollock live?

Not recorded

Is the pollock 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 pollock classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusCaranx
  7. SpeciesCaranx rhonchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817

Synonyms Caranx angolensis, Caranx kilicha, Caranx kiliche, Caranx rhoncus, Caranx ronchus, Carnax rhonchus, Decapterus angolensis, Decapterus rhonchus, Decapterus ronchus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • False scadEnglish
  • Spotfin scadEnglish
  • Ten-finned horse mackerelEnglish
  • Yellow horse mackerelEnglish
  • kranas východoatlantskýCzech
  • Falsk hestemakrelDanish
  • Jurel RealGerman
  • ΚοκάλιGreek
  • JurelaSpanish
  • täpläeväpiikkimakrilliFinnish
  • SaurelFrench
  • צנינית סנפירניתHebrew
  • ムロダマシJapanese
  • gele horsmakreelDutch
  • Karanks ChropikPolish
  • Charro-amareloPortuguese
  • Африканский каранксRussian
  • kral balikTurkish
  • 玫鰺Chinese
  • gestreifter StöckerGerman
  • Mascarela RealGerman
  • ΚοκκάλιGreek
  • ΠρασινοκοκκάλιGreek
  • Carango RoncoSpanish
  • Cocinero de Aleta ManchadaSpanish
  • Jurel AmarilloSpanish
  • macarela realSpanish
  • Carangue JauneFrench
  • ChinchardFrench
  • Chinchard JauneFrench
  • Comete coussutFrench
  • comète coussutFrench
  • valse horsmakreelDutch
  • Yalancı İstavritTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pollock

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

Jack

Caranx hippos

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Black ulua

Caranx melampygus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Cabali

Caranx lugubris

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

ComparePollock vs KingfishPollock vs PinkitPollock vs JackPollock vs Jack

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pollock?

The pollock (Caranx rhonchus) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pollock (Caranx rhonchus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pollock

MLA

“Pollock (Caranx rhonchus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pollock.

BibTeX
@misc{pollock_2026,
  title = {Pollock (Caranx rhonchus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pollock},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}