Hemicaranx
| Hemicaranx | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Bluntnose Jack (H. amblyrhynchus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Hemicaranx Bleeker, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Hemicaranx marginatus Bleeker, 1862 | |
Hemicaranx is a genus of jacks found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (G. Cuvier, 1833) (Bluntnose jack)
- Hemicaranx bicolor (Günther, 1860) (Bicolor jack)
- Hemicaranx leucurus (Günther, 1864) (Yellowfin jack)
- Hemicaranx zelotes C. H. Gilbert, 1898 (Blackfin jack)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Hemicaranx in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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