Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Black Jack
Caranx lugubris
Black Jack
Category: Jacks
Scientific Name: Caranx lugubris
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 25-300 ft. (8-90 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Carangiformes (Order)
     └Carangidae (Family)
      └Caranx (Genus)

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