Bar Jack (Caranx ruber)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Caranx ruber

(Bloch, 1793)

Bar Jack

Also known as: Never Bite, Greenback Cavaly

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–35 m

Max size

73 cm

Max weight

8.2 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Carangiformes

Family

Carangidae

Where to find it

common

Anguilla Sint Maarten

occasional

Bahamas Cayman Islands Dominican Republic Guadeloupe Honduras Jamaica Mexico Puerto Rico Saba Sint Eustatius Turks and Caicos Islands United States

rare

Antigua and Barbuda Bonaire Cuba

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