Carangids are swift, predatory, usually silvery fishes found throughout the world in warm and tropical regions. They are primarily marine, but some live in brackish water or may invade fresh water.

Carangidae
Crevalle jack/Family

Common names within family Carangidae are very disorderly, including Jacks, Amberjacks, Pompanos, Trevally and Scads, without clear differentiation as to which are which. For other fish in this family see Pomponos, Scad and Bumpers. …

150 species
Although body size and shape vary greatly among jacks, many of the more than 150 species are characterized by laterally compressed bodies, a row of enlarged scales (scutes) along the side near the tailfin, small scales resulting in a smooth appearance, and a deeply forked tail.

The chain pickerel is a popular gamefish of freshwater lakes, rivers, creeks, and slightly brackish estuaries. Other names for this freshwater fish include southern pike, jack fish, federation pike, and federation pickerel.

A jackass is just a male donkey. This derives from the male donkey’s nickname “jack” paired with the original donkey terminology “ass.” Female donkeys are called “jennies” or “jennets,” but a female ready to breed is known as a “broodmare.”

While these fish are typically a thrilling catch for fishermen, they are often considered a junk fish because of many people thinking that the flesh cannot be eaten. However, Jack Crevalle can be eaten and when cooked correctly, are actually very delicious to eat.

Amberjack is typically thought of as a winter delicacy of Toyama and the Hokuriku region. Although it is frequently listed on menus as “yellowtail tuna”, it is a fish of an entirely different family, the Carangidae, rather than the family Scombridae that includes tunas, mackerels, and bonitos.

The Amberjacks are saltwater fish species and belongs to the genus Seriola. They are placed in the family Carangidae like Scad, Jack, Lookdown, Pompano, Trevally, and more. The genus Seriola comprises nine different fish species. Though Amberjack is named as Amberjack Tuna, it is not Tuna.

Carangid, any fish of the family Carangidae (order Perciformes), which contains more than 200 species of marine fishes, including such well-known forms as the jacks and pompanos.

The members of the family are known by various common names. There are the moonfish, pompano, pilot fish, runner, jack(qq.v.), and others. One of the most unusual-looking carangids is the lookdown(Selene vomer), with an exceptionally thin body and high “forehead.”

Family CARANGIDAE Common name:Trevallies, Jacks Silhouette prevnext Summary: Jacks are marine fishes in tropical and temperate waters around the world, some species entering brackish and even freshwater environments. Some species attain a maximum length of 1.3 m, and many species are valuable food and game fish.

Carangids are swift, predatory, usually silvery fishes found throughout the world in warm and tropical regions. They are primarily marine, but some live in brackish water or may invade fresh water. The members of the family vary greatly in form, from elongated and streamlined to very deep-bodied and thin from side to side.