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Bar Jack

Caranx ruber

Family / Type

Jack

Habitat

Saltwater

Scientific Name

Caranx ruber

Edibility

Good

Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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Overview

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Most common of the West Indian Jack.
Excellent fish to smoke.

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New Jersey to Bermuda, Bahamas, Florida, through Antilles to Venezuela, including the Gulf of Mexico

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