Uraspis uraspis

Uraspis uraspis is a species of jack in the family Carangidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.

Uraspis uraspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Uraspis
Species:
U. uraspis
Binomial name
Uraspis uraspis
(Günther, 1860)
Synonyms[2]
  • Caranx uraspis Günther, 1860
  • Uraspis carangoides Bleeker, 1855
  • Caranx guptae B. L. Chaudhuri, 1909
  • Leucoglossa herklotsi Herre, 1932
  • Uraspis pectoralis Fowler, 1938

Distribution and habitat

This fish is found in the Indo-Pacific. Its range extends from the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean, and from the Philippines to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan and east towards Hawaii.[2]

Description

Adults can grow up to 28 centimetres (11 in).[2]

References
  1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2016). "Uraspis uraspis (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T46081534A115392037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T46081534A46664519.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Uraspis uraspis" in FishBase. August 2019 version.


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