Ulua richardsoni
| Longrakered trevally | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Ulua |
| Species: | U. mentalis |
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Ulua mentalis (G. Cuvier, 1833) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Caranx mentalis Cuvier, 1833 |
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Caranx mentalis Cuvier, 1833
Leioglossus carangoides Bleeker, 1851
Caranx lioglossus Günther, 1860
Caranx mandibularis Macleay, 1882
Ulua mandibularis (Macleay, 1882)
Ulua richardsoni Jordan & Snyder, 1908
The longrakered trevally, Ulua mentalis, (also known as the cale cale trevally and heavyjawed kingfish) is a species of marine fish in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae. The longrakered trevally is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and west Pacific Oceans, from Mozambique and Madagascar in the west, to Japan and northern Australia in the east. A large species growing to a recorded length of 1 m, the longrakered trevally is distinguished by is protruding lower jaw, elongated gill rakers and lack of villiform teeth on its tongue. It is an inshore species, restricted to coastal and estuarine regions, where it preys on fishes and crustaceans. Little is known of the species reproductive cycle or growth. The longrakered trevally is of minor importance to fisheries and is often taken as bycatch in finfish and prawn trawls, as well as by recreational fishermen.
The longrakered trevally is one of two species in the genus Ulua, one of around thirty genera in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae. The Carangidae are perciform fishes in the suborder Percoidei.
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