Caranx ruber, Bar jack : fisheries, gamefish

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Caranx ruber (Bloch, 1793)

Bar jack
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US America (contiguous states) territory information

Common names: Bar jack, Jack, Neverbite
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (Ref. 45556). Also Ref. 9626, 26340, 26938.
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Territory Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Carangue comade, Cojinúa carbonera, Skip jack, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Caranx: French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 35 m (Ref. 40849), usually 0 - 22 m (Ref. 9710). Subtropical; 35°N - 33°N, 100°W - 33°W

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Western Atlantic: New Jersey (USA), Bermuda, and Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil; throughout the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 9626). Most common in the West Indies (Ref. 26938).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 31.0, range 26 - ? cm
Max length : 73.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6937); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); max. published weight: 8.2 kg (Ref. 3277)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 30; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Common in clear insular areas or in coral reefs off mainland coasts (Ref. 5217). Juveniles frequent areas with algae (e.g. Sargassum) (Ref. 26235). Usually in schools which may be spawning groups; occasionally solitary. Feeds on fishes, shrimps and other invertebrates. Marketed fresh (Ref. 56217). Easily approached (Ref. 9710). Large individuals have caused ciguatera when eaten (Ref. 13442).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Collaborators

Berry, F.H. and W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1978. Carangidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). volume 1. FAO, Rome. [var. pag.]. (Ref. 3277)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 August 2012

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30302)





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
FAO - Fisheries: landings; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 23.2 - 28, mean 26.8 °C (based on 420 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.01238 - 0.01850), b=2.96 (2.93 - 2.99), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.3   ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 7.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.14; tm=3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (57 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Very high vulnerability (84 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 13.4 [5.4, 24.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.347 [0.166, 0.748] mg/100g; Protein = 20.6 [18.2, 23.0] %; Omega3 = 0.17 [0.09, 0.32] g/100g; Selenium = 16.9 [6.9, 41.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 62.4 [20.7, 184.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.341 [0.224, 0.543] mg/100g (wet weight);