This  group consists of fishes that are silver to gray in color and are generally not patterned.  However, several species have bluish, yellowish or greenish tints and occasional markings.  All have forded tails.

This group consists of the following families:

Jacks – Carangidae

Dolphinfish – Coryphaena hippurus

Rainbow Runner – Elagatis bipinnulata

Bar Jack – Caranx ruber

 

Blue Runner – Caranax crysos

Yellow Jack – Carnax bartholomaei

Horse-eye Jack – Carnax latus

Crevalle Jack – Carnax hippos

Black Jack – Carnax lugubris

Alamaco Jack – Seriola rivoliana

Greater Amberjack – Seriola dumerili

Cottonmouth Jack – Uraspis secunda

African Pompano – Alectis ciliaris

Permit – Trachinotus falcatus

Palometa – Trachinotus goodei

Lookdown – Selene vomer

Atlantic Bumper – Chlorosocombrus chrysurus

Bigeye Scad – Selar crumenophthalmus

Mackerel Scad – Decapterus macarellus

Round Scad – Decapterus punctatus

Mackerels – Scombridae

Cero – Scomberomorus regalis

Spanish Mackerel – Scomberomorus maculatus

King Mackerel – Scomberomorus cavalla

Wahoo – Acanthocybium solandri

Little tunny – Euthynnus alletteratus

Needlefishes and Flyingfishes – Belonidae and Exocoetidae

Keeltail Needlefish – Platybelone argalus

Flat Needlefish – Ablennes hians

Houndfish – Tylosurus crocodilus

Atlantic Flyingfish – Cheilopogon melanurus

Mirrorwing Flyingfish – Hirundichthys speculiger

Ballyhoo – Hemiramphus brasiliensis

Balao – Hemiramphus balao

Barracudas – Sphyraenidae

Great Barracuda – Sphyraena barracuda

Northern/Southern Sennet – Sphyraena borealis/picudilla

Guaguanche – Sphyraena guchancho

Porgies – Sparidae

Mojarras – Gerreidae

Dolphinfishes – Coryphaenidae

Bonnetmouths and Snooks – Inermiidae and Centropomidae

Mullets, Chubs and Spadefishes – Mugilidae, Kyphosidae and Ephippidae

Tarpons and Cobias – Elopidae and Rachycentridae

 

For more information see: Steven W Smeltzer Underwater Photography