Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Green Jack

Caranx caballus

Spanish: jurel bonito

The green jack, Caranx caballus (also known as the horse jack), is an abundant species of coastal marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species is distributed in the eastern Pacific Ocean along the American coastline from Santa Cruz Island off California in the north to Peru in the south, as well as a number of islands including the Galapagos and recently, Hawaii. The green jack is distinguished from other similar carangid species by a...

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Carangiformes › Carangidae

Local records16 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records555 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2024 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-05-13 — observation by sirenadelmanglar
2026-02-17 — observation by zihuadean
2026-02-07 — observation by zihuadean
2026-01-25 — observation by zihuadean
2025-02-25 — observation by zihuadean
2025-02-20 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Fish guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Green Jack (Caranx caballus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/caranx-caballus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.