Horse-eye jack

Horse-eye jack
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Caranx
Species:
C. latus
Binomial name
Caranx latus
Agassiz, 1831
Synonyms
  • Xurel latus (Agassiz, 1831)
  • Caranx lepturus Agassiz, 1831
  • Caranx fallax Cuvier, 1833
  • Caranx richardi Holbrook, 1855
  • Carangus aureus Poey, 1875

The horse-eye jack (Caranx latus), also known as the big-eye jack, is a game fish and minor commercial fish in the family Carangidae. Its appearance is similar to that of the crevalle jack, although the horse-eye jack's head is not as blunt. The horse-eye jack is known to feed on smaller fish and on many invertebrates, such as shrimp and crab.

  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Williams, J.T.; Pina Amargos, F.; Curtis, M.; Brown, J. (2019). "Caranx latus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191829A86346808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191829A86346808.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.