United States (contiguous states) country information
Common names:
Crevalle jack, Horse crevalle, Jack
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
brackish
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Type locality of Scomber hippos (South) Carolina; of Caranx defensor, New York and Carangus esculentus, Brazos, Texas (Ref. 58464). Known from the northeastern USA (Ref. 9626) and northern Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 7251). Found in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (Ref. 45556). Abundant along the east coast during summer (Ref. 9710).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Berry, F.H. and W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1978
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Caranx:French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335). More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 350 m (Ref. 7097), usually 1 - 200 m (Ref. 55173). Subtropical
Distribution
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