"Caranx" wani nau'in kifi ne na dangin Carangidae, wanda aka fi sani da jacks, trevallies, da pompanos. Sunan "Caranx" ya fito ne daga kalmar Helenanci "karax," wanda ke nufin "shark." Kifayen da ke cikin wannan jinsin yawanci suna saurin ninkaya, nau'in farauta da ake samu a cikin ruwa masu zafi da na wurare masu zafi a duniya.
