FreshwaterBrackishSaltwater
Horse-eye jack
Caranx latus
Carangidae, Caranginae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 101 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 21,720 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, and 36 more countries.
More about the species
Description
A pelagic schooling species usually found in offshore reefs. Juveniles are encountered along shores of sandy beaches, also over muddy bottoms. May penetrate into brackish water and ascend rivers. Adults feed on fishes, shrimps, and other invertebrates. Often approach divers. Eggs are pelagic.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Carangus aureus
- Caranx fallax
- Caranx lepturus
- Caranx richardi
- Xurel lata
In other languages
- Storøjet hestemakrel
- Black jack, Cabali, False jack, Gallego, Horse eye, Horse eye jack, Horse-eye, Horse-eye crevalle, Horse-eye trevally, Jack, Yellowjack
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to set up a South American aquarium4 min read
Soft, acidic water, subdued light, sand, roots and fallen leaves: how to set up a biotope aquarium from the Amazon and the rivers around it.
How to set up a Central American aquarium5 min read
Hard, alkaline water, sand and rock: an aquarium from the rivers and lakes of Mexico and Central America, with cichlids and livebearers.
How to set up an African aquarium5 min read
Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.