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Caranx ruber

(Bloch, 1793)

Bar Jack

Also known as: Never Bite, Greenback Cavaly

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Carangiformes

Family

Carangidae

Where to find it

common

AnguillaSint Maarten

occasional

BahamasCayman IslandsDominican RepublicGuadeloupeHondurasJamaicaMexicoPuerto RicoSabaSint EustatiusTurks and Caicos IslandsUnited States

rare

Antigua and BarbudaBonaireCuba

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