Biology:Ulua (fish)

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Ulua
Silvermouth trevally.jpg
Ulua aurochs Silvermouth trevally
Scientific classification e
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
Silvermouth trevally.jpg 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.JPG 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q748164 entry