Green Jack

The green jack (Caranx caballus), also known as the horse jack, is an abundant species of coastal marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species is distributed in the eastern Pacific Ocean along the American coastline from Santa Cruz Island off California in the north to Peru in the south, as well as a number of islands including the Galapagos and recently, Hawaii. The green jack is distinguished from other similar carangid species by a number of features including gill raker and lateral line scale counts, and the presence of an adipose eyelid.

Caranx, les Carangues en français, est un genre de poissons de la famille des Carangidae (carangidés). Ce sont des prédateurs puissants et musculeux, ciblés par la pêche sportive.

Caranx caballus es una especie de pez de la familia Carangidae en el orden de los Perciformes. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 55 cm de longitud total y los 2. 810 g de peso.