Ulua aurochs

Ulua aurochs, the silvermouth trevally, is a species of trevally in the family Carangidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.

Ulua aurochs

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Ulua
Species:
U. aurochs
Binomial name
Ulua aurochs
(J. D. Ogilby, 1915)
Synonyms[2]
  • Citula aurochs Ogilby, 1915
  • Carangoides aurochs (Ogilby, 1915)
  • Caranx aurochs (Ogilby, 1915)

Distribution and habitat

The silvermouth trevally is found in the Indo-Pacific in the western and central Pacific Ocean. Its range is from New Guinea, northern Australia, the Philippines, and Pacific islands in the western and central Pacific Ocean.[2]

Description

Adults can grow up to 50 centimetres (20 in).[2]

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References

  1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2016). "Ulua aurochs (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T67970335A115449746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T67970335A67970967.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Ulua aurochs" in FishBase. August 2019 version.


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