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Uraspis helvola (Forster, 1801)

caramelo, jurel lengua blanca, tiñosa blanca, Whitemouth jack

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Carangiformes

Suborder
Percoidei

Family
Carangidae

Genus
Uraspis

Species
helvola

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Uraspis secunda Poey, 1860 fide McCosker (pers. com.)

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: circumtropical

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.

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