Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Horse-Eye Jack
Caranx latus
Horse-Eye Jack
Category: Jacks
Scientific Name: Caranx latus
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 0-60 ft. (0-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Carangiformes (Order)
      └Carangidae (Family)
       └Caranx (Genus)
        └C. latus (Species)

Silvery fishes
Jacks

Horse-Eye Jack

Black Jack

Bar Jack

Rainbow Runner

Almaco Jack

Permit

Palometa

Yellow Jack

Blue Runner



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