Whitemouth jack
Uraspis helvola
- Usual depth8–108 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and December
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The whitetongue jack is a species of jack in the family Carangidae. It is found in all tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Adults can grow up to 58 centimetres (23 in).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–108 m · Deepest record: 107.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Whitemouth jack, whitemouth jack, Whitemouth Jack, Whitemouth jack, Whitetongue jack, whitetongued crevalle, Whitetongue Jack
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- jurel lengua blanca, Tiñosa Blanca
- French
- Carangue à bouche blanche, Carangue langue blanche, Carangue langue blanche, Carangue à bouche blanche, Carangue-coton, Carangue striée
- Japanese
- Okiaji, オキアジ
Other scientific names: Caranx helvolus, Caranx micropterus, Leucoglossa candens, Scomber helvolus, Uraspis helvolus
Similar species
- Whitetongue jack
Uraspis uraspis
Giant trevallyCaranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevallyCaranx melampygus
Bigeye trevallyCaranx sexfasciatus
Mackerel scadDecapterus macarellus
Indian scadDecapterus russelli
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 884 open-data records from 1947 to 2024.
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