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Threadfin jack

Carangoides otrynter (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)

Status not recordedbony fish

The threadfin jack (Carangoides otrynter) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the threadfin 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 threadfin jack live?

Not recorded

Is the threadfin 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 threadfin jack classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusCarangoides
  7. SpeciesCarangoides otrynter (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)

Synonyms Carangoides dorsalis, Carangoides ortrynter, Caranx dorsalis, Caranx otrynter, Citula dorsalis, Citula otrynter, Euprepocaranx dorsalis

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • CocineroSpanish
  • Carangue CamisèteFrench
  • Cocinero ChicuacaSpanish
  • CojinobaSpanish
  • CojinovaSpanish
  • jurel chicuacaSpanish
  • Jurel de HebraSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the threadfin jack

Other species in the same genus Carangoides.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the threadfin jack?

The threadfin jack (Carangoides otrynter) 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). Threadfin jack (Carangoides otrynter). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/threadfin-jack

MLA

“Threadfin jack (Carangoides otrynter).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/threadfin-jack.

BibTeX
@misc{threadfin_jack_2026,
  title = {Threadfin jack (Carangoides otrynter)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/threadfin-jack},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}