Uraspis uraspis
Species of fish
Uraspis uraspis | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Carangidae |
Genus: | Uraspis |
Species: | U. uraspis |
Binomial name | |
Uraspis uraspis (Günther, 1860) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Uraspis uraspis is a species of jack in the family Carangidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.
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
- ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Uraspis uraspis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T46081534A115392037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T46081534A46664519.en. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Uraspis uraspis". FishBase. August 2019 version.
External links
- Smith, J.L.B. 1962. Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 26: The rare "Furred-Tongue" Uraspis uraspis (Gunther) from South Africa, and other new records from there. Grahamstown: Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.
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