Horse-Eye Jack
Caranx latus
Sighting evidence at Mustique Wall, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
Dense schools of horse-eye jacks of several hundred individuals wheel in coordinated spirals at the reef crest of Mustique Wall, particularly in the morning hours before dispersing to hunt across the reef. Their large eyes give them a visual advantage in the low-light conditions of early morning hunting, and their schooling behaviour provides safety in numbers against the resident sharks. Watching a jack school react to a shark pass — flashing silver as individuals shift simultaneously — is one of the most dramatic spectacles Caribbean reef diving offers.
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.