Fishing Species
Crevalle Jack Fish Species Information
Crevalle Jack bigfishtackle PM
| Label | Details |
|---|---|
| Scientific Fish Name: | Caranx hippos |
| Other Fish Name: | common jack, blacktailed trevally, cabalo, green jack, horse mackerel, horse-eye jack, kingfish, trevally |
| Regions Fished: | western Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to Uruguay and the eastern Atlantic from Portugal to Angola. |
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| Common Tackle: | |
| Additional Information: | The fish usually weighs between 15 to 30 pounds, but a 51 pound Crevalle Jack was taken off the coast of Florida. Crevalle jacks can be poisonous to eat due to the threat of ciguatera poisoning, but they are prized as a game fish. |