Crevalle Jack (Caranx hippos)
Other Names Jackfish, Commonjack, Jack, Jackfish Description Crevalle Jacks are pugnacious-looking fish which live up to those looks.
Crevalle Jack: Caranx hippos
Appearance:
Color bluish-green to greenish-gold back and silvery or yellowish belly
Soft dorsal and anal fins almost identical in size
Prominent black spot on operculum (gill cover) ...
Crevalle jacks are an important sport fish, and are exploited throughout their range. They are the most common large jack caught off the west coast of Florida.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY ...
Caranx hippos, Crevalle Jack
Caranx sexfasciatus, Bigeye Trevally
Carapus mourlani, Star Pearlfish
Carcharhinus wheeleri, Blacktail Reef Shark
Centrophorus granulosus, Gulper Shark
Centropomus undecimalis, Common Snook ...
 See also: Shrimp, Hippo, Marlin, Shell, Rhino
  
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