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Carangidae is a family of fish which includes the jacks,
pompanos, jack mackerels, and scads.
They are marine fish found in the Atlantic, Indian and
Pacific Oceans. Most species are fast-swimming predatory
fishes that hunt in the waters above reefs and in the
open sea; some dig in the sea floor for invertebrates.
The largest fish in the family, the giant trevally,
Caranx ignobilis, grows up to 1.7 m in length; most fish
in the family reach a maximum length of 25–100 cm.
The family contains many important commercial and game
fish, notably the Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus
symmetricus, and the other jack mackerels in the genus
Trachurus.
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