Caranx crysos
blue runner | Black Jack | Bluestripe Jack | Boca Abou | Golden Jack | Green Jack | Hardnose | Hardtail | Hardtailed Jack | Carangoides crysos
Distribution
Mediterranean, Temperate northern Atlantic, Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
Slightly elongate silver body with black margins on tips of tail lobes. Juveniles with about seven dark bars on sides, found drifting with sargassum mats. Forms schools usually not far from the shore.
Information
Max Size: 70 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 6.8-29.8°C
Depth: 0-100m
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Infrequent (3.4% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (5 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields