Country Species Summary

Caranx latus in Bahamas
Horse-eye jack

Caranx latus Agassiz, 1831
Family:	Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)	picture (Calat_u8.jpg) by Estrada Anaya, R.A.
Order:	Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Horse-eye jack
Max. size:	101 cm FL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 13.4 kg (Ref. 40637)
Environment:	reef-associated; oceano-estuarine ; depth range 0 - 140 m
Climate:	subtropical; 41°N - 23°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: New Jersey (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to São Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 57756). Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121), Ascension Island, and two confirmed records from the Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 7097).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 8-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-22; Anal spines: 2-3; Anal soft rays: 16-17. No spots on pectoral fins, and the spot posteriorly on the gill cover is small or absent; the scutes tend to be dusky or blackish; caudal fin is yellow. The young have broad blackish bars on the body.
Biology:	A pelagic (Ref. 26340) schooling species usually found in offshore reefs (Ref. 9710). Juveniles are encountered along shores of sandy beaches, also over muddy bottoms (Ref. 9626). May penetrate into brackish water and ascend rivers. Feed on fishes, shrimps, and other invertebrates (Ref. 3277). Often approach divers (Ref. 9710). Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 4233)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	reports of ciguatera poisoning
Coordinator:	Smith-Vaniz, William F.
Main Ref:	Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)
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Bahamas country information
Common names:	Horse-eye trevally, Horse eye jack, Horse-eye crevalle, Horse-eye jack, Carangue gros yeux	Ref: Zaneveld, J.S., 1983
Status:	native	Ref: Barton, M and C. Wilmhoff, 1996
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Abundance:	common (usually seen)	Ref: Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
Uses:	gamefish: yes
Comments:	Found in bodies of water that are virtually landlocked and hence likely to be freshwater adapted (Ref. 26362). Also Ref. 3277.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bf.html
National Fisheries Authority:	www.caricom-fisheries.com/bahamas-fisheries
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07

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