Crevalle Jack

Coastal Habitats

Animals of the Nearshore Waters 

Crevalle Jack

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Crevalle jack make full use of Texas coastal waters. Adults spawn in the open Gulf, juveniles abound in the surf and smaller jacks run in schools near bridges and other structures. Silvery, blunt-faced crevalle jack have one dark spot on each gill and a series of strong bony scutes, or modified scales, on their tails.

Animals of the Nearshore Waters

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Brown Tube Sponge

Red Boring Sponge

Red-Orange Encrusting Sponge

Tree Oyster

Ivory Bush Coral

Cup Coral

Pearly Red Encrusting Bryozoan

Black Drum

Crevalle Jack

Florida Pompano

Sand Seatrout

Tarpon

Gulf Kingfish

Southern Kingfish

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