Ulua aurochs, the silvermouth trevally, is a species of trevally in the family Carangidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Carangidae |
Genus: | Ulua |
Species: | U. aurochs
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Binomial name | |
Ulua aurochs (J. D. Ogilby, 1915)
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Distribution and habitat
editThe 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
editAdults can grow up to 50 centimetres (20 in).[2]
References
edit- ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Ulua aurochs". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T67970335A115449746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T67970335A67970967.en.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ulua aurochs". FishBase. August 2019 version.