Ulua (fish)

Ulua is a genus of trevallies in the family Carangidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Ulua
Ulua aurochs Silvermouth trevally
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Subfamily: Caranginae
Genus: Ulua
(D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900)
Type species
Ulua richardsoni
(Jordan & Snyder, 1908.)

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Ulua aurochs (J. D. Ogilby, 1915)Silvermouth trevally.the Indo-Pacific in the western and central Pacific Ocean from New Guinea, northern Australia, the Philippines, and Pacific islands
Ulua mentalis (G. Cuvier, 1833)Longrakered trevallyIndian and west Pacific Oceans, from Mozambique and Madagascar in the west, to Japan and northern Australia in the east

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Ulua in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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