Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Caranx lugubris
jurel negro, Black jack
Forehead (nape) steep. Dorsal and anal fins long. Size: To at least 99 cm TL; Weight: 7 kg
Habitat: deep, clear waters (usually between 20 and 60 m); near submarine walls or coral;most abundant around Wolf and Darwin. Curious about divers, often seen in small groups.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Carangiformes
Family
Carangidae
Genus
Caranx
Species
lugubris
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Caranx ascensionis Cuvier, 1833, Caranx frontalis Poey, 1860, Caranx ishikawai Wakiya, 1924, Caranx tenebrosus Jordan, Evermann & Wakiya, 1927, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Tropical and subtropical waters around oceanic islands, in the eastern Pacific from the Revillagigedos to Ecuador in the Galápagos Islands. Southern Baja Califronia to Panama.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- Edgar, G.J. Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M., Martínez, C. & Banks, S. (2002) Comunidades submareales rocosas II: Peces y macroinvertebrados móviles. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 68-97.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Caranx lugubris", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7734. Accessed 31 October 2026.