Dry Tortugas Fish Identification
Crevalle Jack
Family Carangidae, JACKS and POMPANOS
Caranx hippos
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Description: color bluish-green to greenish-gold back and silvery or yellowish belly; soft dorsal and anal fins almost identical in size; prominent black spot on operculum (gill cover); black spot at the base of each pectoral fin; no scales on throat.
Similar Fish: other Caranx.
Where found: common throughout.
Size: usually 3 to 5 pounds.
Florida Record: 51 lbs.