Ulua | |
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Ulua aurochs Silvermouth trevally | |
Scientific 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.)
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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
[edit]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 |
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
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Ulua in FishBase. February 2013 version.