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Kingfishes
Caranx
Caranx is a genus of tropical to subtropical marine fishes in the jack family Carangidae, commonly known as jacks, trevallies and kingfishes. They are moderate- to large-sized, deep-bodied fishes which are distinguished from other carangid genera by specific gill raker, fin ray and dentition characteristics. The genus is represented in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, inhabiting both inshore and offshore regions, ranging from estuaries and bays to deep reefs and offshore islands. All species are...
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 19 known species
Bluefin Trevally
speciesCaranx melampygus
Bar Jack
speciesCaranx ruber
Bigeye Trevally
speciesCaranx sexfasciatus
Atlantic Crevalle Jack
speciesCaranx hippos
Blue Runner
speciesCaranx crysos
Giant Trevally
speciesCaranx ignobilis
Horse-eye Jack
speciesCaranx latus
Yellow Jack
speciesCaranx bartholomaei
Pacific Crevalle Jack
speciesCaranx caninus
Brassy Trevally
speciesCaranx papuensis
Green Jack
speciesCaranx caballus
Black Trevally
speciesCaranx lugubris
Longfin Crevalle Jack
speciesCaranx fischeri
Spotfin Scad
speciesCaranx rhonchus
Blacktip Trevally
speciesCaranx heberi
Senegal Jack
speciesCaranx senegallus
Bluespotted Trevally
speciesCaranx bucculentus
Barred Jack
speciesCaranx vinctus
Tille Trevally
speciesCaranx tille
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47231.