Horse-eye Jack
Caranx latus
Sighting evidence at Fresh Creek Channel, Andros
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
Dense tornadoes of horse-eye jacks are a signature spectacle of Fresh Creek Channel, with schools numbering in the hundreds circling in the water column above the channel walls. They are powerful, fast-moving predators that aggregate in the channel to exploit the concentrated baitfish drawn by the tidal flow. Watching a jack school react as a reef shark cuts through it — the silver mass parting and reforming in seconds — is one of the most dynamic wildlife moments in Bahamian diving.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Horse-eye Jack is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.