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Part of the video series: Scuba Diving Tips: Caribbean Fish Identification

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Summary: What kind of fish is that? Learn tips for horse-eye jack identification in this free scuba diving video of Caribbean fish from a staff member of the New England aquarium.

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Don Stark Don Stark is a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor with over 20 years of active diving experience. He is a Senior Diver Volunteer at the New England Aquarium in... read more

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How to Identify Horse-Eye Jack Fish

The fish that we are going to identify now is the Horse-Eye Jack. Horse-Eye Jacks are pelagic or deep water, open ocean dwelling fish, but they are also one of the most commonly seen pelagic fish by divers. Horse-Eye Jacks almost always travel in school and seem to enjoy hanging out under dive boats more than dive sites near deep water drop-offs. Horse-Eye schools can range in size from a few fish to hundreds of fish and a huge school of these fish is an impressive sight to behold. Horse-Eye Jacks are silver colored with yellow tail fins and large eyes which are the characteristics that set them apart from the other jacks. Their pectoral fins are usually clear. Horse-Eye Jacks can range in size from one foot up to about two and a half feet. In most cases I have been able to move into the middle of large schools of Horse-Eye Jacks and become part of the school by moving slowly and deliberately so as not to startle them. One of the coolest things to see, is to look up a see a large school of Horse-Eye Jacks swimming in a perfect circle, either above you or around you when scuba diving. That's the Horse-Eye Jack.

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