Family Carangidae, JACKS and POMPANOS
Caranx crysos
Illustrations and Copyright by Diane Rome Peebles
Illustrations are for viewing purposes only.
Description: color light olive to bluish green above; silvery gray to golden below; frequently black spot on operculum; readily distinguished from crevalle jack by lack of black blotch on pectoral fin; tail tips blackish.
Similar Fish: bluefish, Pomatomus saltarix, other Caranx.
Where found: juveniles found OFFSHORE; adults NEARSHORE in schools, but sometimes ranging INSHORE as well.
Size: usually less than 1 pound (11 inches).
*Florida Record: 7 lbs.
Remarks: matures by 9 to 10 inches; spawns OFFSHORE from January through August; young form schools associated with floating objects, and have been observed living inside the bell of jellyfish; adults feed on fish, shrimp, and squid.
* The Florida records quoted are from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's printed publication, Fishing Lines and are not necessarily the most current ones. The records are provided as only as a benchmark.
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