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Reef Fishes of the Keys

Bar Jack

Carangoides ruber

A reef and flats jack of South Florida and the Keys that often shadows feeding rays. Streamlined and silver, with a black band along the soft dorsal that runs over the tail base and down the lower tail lobe, edged below by a line of electric blue.

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Format Print

Museum-grade 100% cotton rag fine art paper (Hahnemuhle or equivalent), archival pigment inks rated for generations.

Paper Cotton Rag
Size 16 × 20 in
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Layout
Label detail Classic

The common and Latin name, as on every Still Tide print. No extra charge.

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  • Archival pigment inks, rated for generations
  • 30-day happiness guarantee, free reprints for transit damage
  • Scientifically verified specimen, never redrawn
Drawn true: what we verified

This specimen passed a feature-by-feature check against real photographs of adult fish:

  • Black band along the base of the soft dorsal, running over the tail base and down the lower tail lobe
  • Narrow electric-blue band just below the black dorsal band
  • Bony scutes only on the straight rear part of the lateral line
  • Long, sickle-shaped pectoral fin and deeply forked tail
  • No black spot on the gill cover and no yellow in the fins

See the for this specimen. Approved specimens are locked and never redrawn.

How to tell it apart

Not to be confused with: Blue runner

Blue runner has a black spot on the gill cover and lacks the bar jack's black-and-blue dorsal band.

Not to be confused with: Crevalle jack

Crevalle have a steep, blunt head, black spots on the gill cover and pectoral fin, and yellow fins.

Identification notes, not regulatory advice. Check MyFWC.com before you keep a fish.

Field notes
Table quality★★☆☆☆
Grows to29 in · 18 lb
Where foundKeys, Southeast
Florida legal sizeNo size limit
Daily bag, per person2 (or 100 lb, whichever is more)
Take noteCiguatera risk in larger fish (FishBase)
FamilyCarangidae

Choose Naturalist or Field guide label detail above to print these beneath the specimen. Florida recreational rules from MyFWC.com, as of Sept. 25, 2026; Gulf and Atlantic, state and federal waters can differ. Always check MyFWC before you keep a fish. Sizes: FishBase maximum or the IGFA all-tackle record.

Materials & sizes
  • Archival Matte. Heavyweight archival matte paper and pigment inks. Printed with a narrow ivory border to frame yourself.
  • Cotton Rag. Museum-grade 100% cotton rag fine art paper (Hahnemuhle or equivalent), archival pigment inks rated for generations.
  • Framed. Cotton rag print behind a white bevelled mat in a solid-wood frame with shatter-resistant acrylic. Arrives ready to hang.
  • Canvas. Gallery-wrapped canvas on 1.25" stretcher bars with an ivory mirrored edge. Ready to hang.
  • Metal. Dye-infused aluminium with a satin finish and a float mount. Salt-air and humidity tolerant, made for life by the ocean.

Sizes are the printed sheet. Framed pieces add a 1.5″ mat and about 1″ of frame on every side.

Shipping & returns

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Field notes in the Field Book
Records, a map of where it lives and how deep, how to fish it and FWC limits. The Companion Edition ($45) binds the fish you choose, with your name on the title page.

Home waters: The Florida Keys, Treasure Coast & Palm Beaches, Miami & Biscayne Bay. Collections: Reef Fishes of the Keys.

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Reef Fishes of the Keys
Bar Jack