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Bar jack

Caranx ruber

Where to fish

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Local names

A name can refer to different fish in different places.

NameRegionSource
Xareu-carvoeiroPortugal · PortugueseReference
Xerelete azulBrazil · PortugueseReference
Bar jackBahamasReference
Bar jackBelizeReference
Bar JackCubaReference
Bar jackDominicaReference
Bar jackJamaicaReference
Bar jackNeth AntillesReference
Bar jackBon. Eust. SabaReference
Bar jackPuerto RicoReference
Bar JackSt Hel Asc TrisReference
Bar jackSt LuciaReference
Bar jackUnited StatesReference
Bar jackGlobalReference
BlackjackJamaicaReference
Blue runnerVirgin Is. (US)Reference
Blue striped cavallaHaitiReference
Carangue comadeGlobal · FrenchReference
CarboneraMexico · SpanishReference
CarboneroCuba · SpanishReference
CarboneroHaiti · SpanishReference
CavallyGuadeloupe · FrenchReference
CavallyMartinique · FrenchReference
ChibiPuerto Rico · SpanishReference
Chibi aguadilloPuerto Rico · SpanishReference
CibíCuba · SpanishReference
CibíPuerto Rico · SpanishReference
Cibí carboneroCuba · SpanishReference
Cibí carboneroPuerto Rico · SpanishReference
Cibí cocineroCuba · SpanishReference
Cibí cocineroPuerto Rico · SpanishReference
Cibí manchoCuba · SpanishReference
Cibí manchoHaiti · SpanishReference
Cibí manchoPuerto Rico · SpanishReference
CivilCuba · SpanishReference
CivilPuerto Rico · SpanishReference
Cojinoa azulColombia · SpanishReference
Cojinoa banda azulColombia · SpanishReference
CojinuaPuerto Rico · SpanishReference
CojinúaDominican Rep. · SpanishReference
CojinúaPuerto Rico · SpanishReference
Cojinua carboneraCuba · SpanishReference
Cojinua carboneraNicaragua · SpanishReference
Cojinúa carboneraSpain · SpanishReference
Cojinúa lomo azulDominican Rep. · SpanishReference
Cojinua negraVenezuela · SpanishReference
Cojinúa negraColombia · SpanishReference
Cojinúa negraDominican Rep. · SpanishReference
Cojinúa negraVenezuela · SpanishReference
CojinudaMexico · SpanishReference
CojinudaPuerto Rico · SpanishReference
Cojinuda carboneraMexico · SpanishReference
Crevalle jackJamaicaReference
CrevalliMartiniqueReference
GarajubaBrazil · PortugueseReference
GreenbackAntigua BarbudaReference
GuaricemaBrazil · PortugueseReference
GuaymenPuerto Rico · SpanishReference
Guaymen blancoPuerto Rico · SpanishReference
JackJamaicaReference
JackUnited StatesReference
Katsuo bushiJapan · JapaneseReference
NegritoCuba · SpanishReference
NeverbiteCubaReference
NeverbiteUnited StatesReference
Passing JackBahamasReference
Point noseJamaicaReference
Rainbow crevalleBarbadosReference
Red jackCubaReference
Red jackGuadeloupeReference
Red jackMartiniqueReference
Red jackVenezuelaReference
RunnerUnited StatesReference
Skip jackJamaicaReference
SkipjackGuadeloupeReference
SkipjackMartiniqueReference
SkipjackPuerto RicoReference
Skip-jackBarbadosReference

Seasons

A species-wide fishing season is not verified. Use the destination guide and local agency for the water and dates you choose.

Regulations and identification

Source records

Country occurrence records

Anguilla · Antigua Barbuda · Aruba · Ascension I. · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bermuda · Bon. Eust. Saba · Brazil · Cayman Is. · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Curacao · Dominica · Dominican Rep. · Grenada · Guadeloupe · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Martinique · Mexico · Montserrat · Nicaragua · Panama · Puerto Rico · St Hel Asc Tris · St Kitts Nevis · St Lucia · St Vincent Gren · Trind M Vaz Is. · Trinidad Tobago · Turks Caicos Is · United States · Venezuela · Virgin Is. (GB) · Virgin Is. (US)

A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.