| Hemicaranx | |
|---|---|
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| Bluntnose jack (H. amblyrhynchus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Subfamily: | Caranginae |
| Genus: | Hemicaranx Bleeker, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Hemicaranx marginatus Bleeker, 1862 [1] | |
Hemicaranx is a genus of ray-finned fish from the family Carangidae, the jacks, pompanos, scads and trevallies, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (G. Cuvier, 1833) | Bluntnose jack | western Atlantic Ocean |
| Hemicaranx bicolor (Günther, 1860 ) | Bicolor jack | eastern Atlantic Ocean around Africa. | |
| Hemicaranx leucurus (Günther, 1864 ) | Yellowfin jack | southern tip of Baja California, Mexico and southern Gulf of California to Ecuador. | |
| Hemicaranx zelotes C. H. Gilbert, 1898 | Blackfin jack | Eastern Central Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to Peru | |
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