Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC )
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea
Familia: Carangidae
Genus: Hemicaranx
Species: H. amblyrhynchus
Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (bluntnose jack) is a tropical marine fish in the jack family (Carangidae). It is found in shallow parts of the western Atlantic Ocean.
Description
The bluntnose jack is a deep bodied fish with a large, deeply forked tail fin. The dorsal fin is divided in two parts and has 8 spines and 27 soft rays. The long anal fin tapers towards the tail and has 3 spines and 23 soft rays. Adults normally grow to about 25 cm (10 in) in length.[3]
Distribution
The bluntnose jack is found in the neritic zone in the western Atlantic Ocean at depths down to about 50 metres (160 ft). Its range extends from North Carolina, through the Gulf of Mexico an southwards to Florianópolis in Brazil. It is largely absent from the Lesser Antilles.[2][3]
Ecology
The bluntnose jack is sometimes associated with the jellyfish, Lychnorhiza lucerna.[4]
References
Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Williams, J.T.; Pina Amargos, F.; Curtis, M.; Brown, J. (2015). "Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190340A16510637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190340A16510637.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Bailly, Nicolas (2011). "Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (Cuvier, 1833)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (Cuvier, 1833): Bluntnose jack FishBase. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
Nogueira, M. Jr.; Haddad, M. A. (2005). "Lychnorhiza lucerna Haeckel (Scyphozoa, Rhizostomeae) and Libinia ferreirae Brito Capello (Decapoda, Majidae) association in southern Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 22 (4): 908. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752005000400015.
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