Ulua (fish)
| Ulua | |
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| Ulua aurochs Silvermouth trevally | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.)
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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 |
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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 |
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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[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Ulua in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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Categories:
- Ulua (fish)
- Caranginae
- Marine fish genera
- Fish of the Indian Ocean
- Fish of the Pacific Ocean
- Marine fauna of East Africa
- Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
- Taxa named by John Otterbein Snyder
- Ray-finned fish stubs