Hemicaranx bicolor

Hemicaranx bicolor is a species of Jack Fishes in the family Carangidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean around Africa. Adults can grow up to 70 centimetres (28 in) but usually grow up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in).

Hemicaranx bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Hemicaranx
Species:
H. bicolor
Binomial name
Hemicaranx bicolor
(Günther, 1860)
Synonyms[2]
  • Caranx bicolor Günther, 1860
  • Alepes bicolor (Günther, 1860)
  • Hemicaranx marginatus Bleeker, 1862
  • Alepes marginatus (Bleeker, 1862)
  • Caranx marginatus (Schlegel, 1862)

Distribution and habitat

This species of jack is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean around western Africa. It is known to occur in rivers and estuaries.[2]

Description

Adults can grow up to 70 centimetres (28 in) but usually grow up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in).[2]

References
  1. Camara, K.; Carpenter, K.E.; Djiman, R.; et al. (2015). "Hemicaranx bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T21113051A43342645. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21113051A43342645.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Hemicaranx bicolor" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
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