Ulua (fish)

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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.

Ulua
Ulua aurochs Silvermouth trevally
Scientific classification Edit this 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.)

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
  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

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ulua". FishBase. February 2013 version.