Scientific Name: Caranx lugubris
Family: Jacks - Carangidae
Maximum Size: 74cm
Identification: Silvery gray to brown to nearly black; small dark spot at upper end of gill cover; scutes, rear dorsal, anal and rear of tail fins dark.
Favourite: Solitary or form small schools.
Hide-out: Mainly offshore reefs in 20-70m.
Location: Circumtropical.
Black Jack
African Pompano
Scientific Name: Alectis ciliaris
Family: Jacks - Carangidae
Maximum Size: 130cm
Identification: Silver, often have bluish or greenish tints; deep body with steep head profile and deeply forked tail; scales not obvious.
Favourite: Young form schools, large adults often solitary.
Hide-out: Pelagic; often near dropoffs to 100m.
Location: Circumtropical.
River Seabream
Scientific Name: Acanthopagrus berda
Family: Seabreams - Sparidae
Maximum Size: 50cm
Identification: Silvery gray to black or olive brown with brassy reflections, lighter gray to whitish on belly and chin.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs and muddy estuaries, occasionally enter freshwater streams.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Solomon Is. S.W. Japan to Australia.
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