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Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)

Crevalle jack
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Crevalle jack, Horse crevalle, Jack
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
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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).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Berry, F.H. and W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1978
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes(สกุล, ชนิด) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 นิเวศวิทยา

เกี่ยวกับทะเล,น้ำเค็ม; กร่อย; สัตว์น้ำที่อาศัยและอพยพภายในทะเลเท่านั้น (Ref. 51243); ระดับความลึก 1 - 350 m (Ref. 7097), usually 1 - 200 m (Ref. 55173).   Subtropical

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