How to Identify Horse-Eye Jack Fish

By N.f. Mendoza

Instructions

Step 1:
Horse-eye jacks are known for their large eyes. They are gray to bluish-black above and a silvery-white on the sides and belly.
Step 2:
A row of dark-colored scutes extends from the middle of the body to the center of the forked tail fin.
Step 3:
The horse-eye jack’s tail fin is yellow and the top of the rear dorsal fin is blackish.
Step 4:
The horse-eye can also be identified if in hand easily because, unlike other jacks, its chest covered entirely in scales.
Step 5:
There are 20 to 22 soft rays in the dorsal fin and 14 to 18 gill rakers on the lower limb of the first arch.
Step 6:
The horse-eye jack can grow to 30 inches and weigh up to 8.5 lbs.

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