Caranx senegallus (Cuvier)

Oladipo, Segun Olayinka, Everett, Amaya, Atofarati, Olabisi Tawakalit, Smith, Kennedy K., Nneji, Ifeanyi C., Adelakun, Kehinde Moruf & Nneji, Lotanna Micah, 2025, An updated ichthyofaunal checklist for the Nigerian Lagos Lagoon with notes on nomenclatural changes and the conservation status of species, Zootaxa 5646 (1), pp. 38-62 : 50

Caranx senegallus (Cuvier) ;

Senegal jack

Remarks: Caranx senegallus was occasionally caught in Epe and Ikorodu. It has an elongated, deep, and moderately compressed body, with a bluntly pointed snout and large eye. The first dorsal fin comprises eight spines, followed by a second dorsal spine and 20 soft rays. The body and head range from light to dark brown dorsally, transitioning to a yellowish hue ventrally. The dorsal fin is brown, while the caudal and anal fins are brown or yellow.