Horse-eye jack
Caranx latus
Sighting evidence at Gladden Wall, Gladden Spit
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
Large schools of horse-eye jacks are a constant feature at the wall edge, their silver flanks catching the downwelling sunlight in shimmering curtains. They are opportunistic predators that capitalise on the disorientation of smaller fish during spawning aggregations. Outside the peak season they patrol the wall in formations of 50-200 individuals, a breathtaking spectacle against the electric blue of the open ocean.
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.