Ulua (fish)

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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.)

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

Species

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

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
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 trevally Indian 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.