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The Horse Eye Jack fish belongs to the Carangidae family. It can reach up to 100 cm for 13,33 kg. It can live for more than 18 years. It breeds from June to August. It can be fished all year.
The backbones located on the body of Horse-Eye Jack are 8 to 9. The soft rays are approximately 20 - 22 located on the small body of the Horse-Eye jack. There are a few anal spines and about 17 soft anal rays. The pectoral fins are free of spots or marks and have a remarkably well constructed shape. Their bone plates are blackish or sometimes even stone grey. The caudal fin on the body of the Horse-Eye jack is yellow in color. Younger Horse-Eye jacks are brighter in color and have large, very dark stripes on the body. The shape of Horse-Eye jack is similar to that of other fish in the Carangidae family, but the main difference is the shape of their heads. The head of the horse's eye whistle is clearer and more pronounced than that of other fish in the same family. The Horse-Eye jack fins are darker in color and some of them even have black fins. The Horse-Eye fish is known as the big-eyed fish, mainly because of its prominent and prominent eyes that are located at the front and center of the fish's head.
The Horse Eye Jack fish lifestyle
The Horse Eye Jack fish feed mainly on smaller fish and many invertebrates, such as shrimp and crab.
There is no information available about the reproduction of this species at this time. It is believed to reproduce like the Crevalle Jack.
The Horse Eye Jack fish habitat
The Horse Eye Jack fish is widely spread in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean from Bermuda and the northern Gulf of Mexico, south of Rio de Janeiro. In the eastern Atlantic, it can be found from the rocks of Saint-Paul to Ascension Island and, rarely, in the Gulf of Guinea.
It's a pelagic fish. It can be found on reefs and offshore oil platforms. The juvenile is closer to shore along sandy and muddy bottoms. The species can venture into brackish waters and live at the mouths of rivers, but is generally found in salt water up to 140 m deep.
The Horse Eye Jack fish angling
It can be caught with live bait such as mules, pinfish or other small fish, as well as with plugs, jigs, spoons and flies. Lures must be recovered at a fast pace without slowing down or stopping. These fish are known as real fighters for sport fishermen. You can usually catch them in schools that move rapidly from the surface to depths of 18 m. Lonely horse-eyed jacks can be caught up to 122 meters. Throwing a dozen live sardines into the water as soon as you see them can sometimes keep them longer around the boat. By doing so, you can unload dozens of these fast and hard fighters.
