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Family Order: Perciformes 🍽️ 40 Edible 🎣 79 Game Fish ⚠️ 5 Venomous

Jacks and pompanos

Carangidae

A large family of marine fish found in tropical and subtropical oceans.

Species
150
Genera
28
Max Length
250 cm
Max Weight
96.8 kg
Avg Trophic
3.86
Threatened
-

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
43 spp.
Colombia
30 spp.
Mozambique
29 spp.
Brazil
26 spp.
Tanzania
23 spp.
Kenya
23 spp.
Suriname
22 spp.
Venezuela
22 spp.
Nicaragua
22 spp.
Trinidad and Tobago
21 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

piscivore
50%
1
planktivore
50%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
1,050 m

🌿 Genera in Family Carangidae

Genus
Trachinotus
Pompanos
21 species
Deep-bodied, highly prized game and food fish found in tropical and warm-temperate seas.
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Genus
Caranx
19 species
19 species in this genus.
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Gnathanodon
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Trachurus
14 species
14 species in this genus.
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Genus
Elagatis
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Decapterus
11 species
11 species in this genus.
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Genus
Parastromateus
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Lichia
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Alepes
5 species
5 species in this genus.
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Seriola
9 species
9 species in this genus.
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Oligoplites
5 species
5 species in this genus.
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Selar
2 species
2 species in this genus.
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Genus
Scomberoides
4 species
4 species in this genus.
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Uraspis
3 species
3 species in this genus.
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Genus
Carangoides
5 species
5 species in this genus.
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Genus
Selene
7 species
7 species in this genus.
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Genus
Alectis
2 species
2 species in this genus.
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Atule
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Atropus
5 species
5 species in this genus.
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Genus
Hemicaranx
4 species
4 species in this genus.
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Genus
Naucrates
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Selaroides
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Seriolina
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Parona
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Campogramma
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Pseudocaranx
4 species
4 species in this genus.
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Genus
Chloroscombrus
2 species
2 species in this genus.
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Genus
Megalaspis
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
128
🔄 Diadromous
5

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
Least Concern 125
Near Threatened 1
Vulnerable 3
Data Deficient 2

🏆 World Records

weight
Greater amberjack - 71.71 kg
Seriola dumerili
🎣 Duncan Finlayson 📍 Iki, Nagasaki, Japan 📅 Oct 2011
weight
Japanese amberjack - 43.36 kg
Seriola quinqueradiata
🎣 Yasuhiro Hashimoto 📍 Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan 📅 Nov 2018
weight
Permit - 27.21 kg
Trachinotus falcatus
🎣 Roque Aleman 📍 Ilha Comprida, Brazil 📅 Nov 2016