Coastal Schools
Adults are pelagic, swimming above the bottom rather than living buried in reef substrate. Schools occur around reef environments, while younger fish use sandy beaches and muddy coastal margins. Life stage helps explain the difference between those observed habitats.
Feeding and Reproduction
Fish and shrimp are recorded prey, along with other invertebrates. Eggs are pelagic, developing in the water rather than in a guarded bottom nest. A school near a reef should therefore not be interpreted automatically as fish attending an attached egg patch.
Length and Weight
The maximum reference is 101 centimeters fork length, measured to the fork of the tail, with a separate published weight of 13.4 kilograms. A common-size entry uses total length instead. Preserve those different endpoints when comparing measurements from catches or photographs.
Keep Fork Length Labeled
The fork-length maximum stops at the tail’s central notch. It should not be silently converted into a total-length record.
All Lakes With Horse-eye Jack
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Horse-eye Jack records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.