bluntnose jack

Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus

Carangid Fish from Western Atlantic

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
South America
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (bluntnose jack) is a tropical marine fish in the jack family (Carangidae). It is found in shallow parts of the western Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Hemicaranx
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico southward to Florianópolis, Brazil; not found in most parts of the Lesser Antilles (Ref. 9626 ). Also found in Uruguay (Ref. 54736 ) and Argentina (Ref. 2806 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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