Longrakered trevally

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Longrakered trevally

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Ulua
Species:
U. mentalis
Binomial name
Ulua mentalis
(G. Cuvier, 1833)
Approximate range of the longrakered trevally
Synonyms[2]

Caranx mentalis Cuvier, 1833
Leioglossus carangoides Bleeker, 1851
Caranx lioglossus Günther, 1860
Caranx mandibularis Macleay, 1882
Ulua mandibularis (Macleay, 1882)
Ulua richardsoni Jordan & Snyder, 1908

The longrakered trevally (Ulua mentalis), also known as the cale cale trevally and heavyjawed kingfish, is a

trawls, as well as by recreational fishermen
.

Taxonomy and naming

The longrakered trevally is one of two species in the genus Ulua, one of around thirty genera in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae, which in turn is part of the order Carangiformes.[3]

The longrakered trevally was first

synonymous with C. mentalis. ICZN rules state that the first description takes priority, thus the combination of Ulua mentalis is currently accepted.[6] Between 1833 and 1908, three other redescriptions were published, with William Macleay's Caranx mandibularis entering common usage before priority was established.[7][8]

The species is commonly referred to as the 'longrakered trevally' or 'heavyjawed kingfish' in reference to the protruding lower jaw, with the name 'cale cale trevally' also used, predominantly in Australia.[9]

Description

vertebrae in total.[10][11]

The longrakered trevally is a blue green to olive green above fading to a silvery white below. A dark diffuse blotch is present on the upper operculum in large individuals, but is faint or absent in smaller fish. The cheeks, lower jaw, inside of the mouth and tongue are all silver in smaller specimens. The spinous dorsal fin is dusky to black, while the soft dorsal and anal fins are dusky to pale green. In larger individuals the lobes of both these fins are dark, however in small specimens the filamentous of the dorsal fin rays are black while the anal fin rays white. The caudal fin is dusky. Juveniles may have 7–8 dark vertical crossbands across their body.[12]

Distribution and habitat

The longrakered trevally is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the

Queensland, Australia and recently has been recorded from Japan in the north.[13] The first recorded occurrence of the longrakered trevally in Japan during 2007 was of juveniles, with authors concluding schools had been carried on the Kuroshio Current from China or Taiwan, and the species did not breed in Japan.[13]

The longrakered trevally inhabits shallow

estuarine waters as juvenile.[14] In the Persian Gulf, studies found the species to predominately inhabit waters of 30–50 m depth.[15]

Biology and fishery

filter feeding on plankton.[18]

The longrakered trevally is of minor importance to

UAE, suggesting the longrakered trevally has been exploited throughout prehistory in this region.[23]

References

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  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ulea". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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  4. ^ Cuvier, G.; A. Valenciennes (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons Vol. 9. Strasbourg: Pitois-Levrault. p. 512.
  5. ^ Jordan, D.S.; Snyder, J. (1908). "Descriptions of three new species of carangoid fishes from Formosa". Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum. 4 (2): 37–40.
  6. ^ California Academy of Sciences: Ichthyology (September 2009). "Catalog of Fishes". CAS. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
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  8. ^ Luther, G. (1968). "Ulua mandibularis (Macleay) (Carangidae, Pisces), a new record from the Indian seas". Indian Journal of Fisheries. 15 (1 & 2): 181–197. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  9. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Ulua mentalis" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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  11. ^ a b Lin, Pai-Lei; Shao, Kwang-Tsao (1999). "A Review of the Carangid Fishes (Family Carangidae) From Taiwan with Descriptions of Four New Records" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 38 (1): 33–68. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
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  14. doi:10.13057/biodiv/d110407
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  15. ^ a b Nourouzi, H.; Valinasb, T. (2007). "Distribution pattern of Nemipterus Japonicus, Carangoides malabaricus and Ulua mentalis in the Persian Gulf (Hormozgan province waters)" (PDF). Pajouhesh & Sazandegi. 76 (3): 118–125. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  16. ^ Fischer, W.; I. Sousa; C. Silva; A. de Freitas; J.M. Poutiers; W. Schneider; T.C. Borges; J.P. Feral; A. Massinga (1990). Fichas FAO de identificaçao de espécies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das espécies comerciais marinhas e de águas salobras de Moçambique. Roma: FAO. p. 424.
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  19. ^ Naomi, T.S.; R.M. George; Seeram, M.P.; Sanil, N.K.; Balachandran, K.; Thomas, V.J.; Geetha, P.M. (2011). "Finfish diversity in the trawl fisheries of southern Kerala" (PDF). Marine Fisheries Information Service. 207: 11–21. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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  21. ^ Paighambari, S.Y.; Yousef, S.; Daliri, M. (2012). "The By-catch Composition of Shrimp Trawl Fisheries in Bushehr Coastal Waters, the Northern Persian Gulf". Journal of the Persian Gulf (Marine Science). 3 (7): 27–36.
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  23. ^ Beech, M. (2003). "The Development of Fishing in the UAE: a Zooarcheological Perspective". In Potts, DT; Naboodah, H.A.; Hellyer, P (eds.). Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates. Trident Press. p. 336.

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