Whitetongue jack

Uraspis uraspis

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth5–138 m
Water temperature19–30 °C
Best monthsJune
How commonRare

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About this species

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

Text from the Wikipedia article “Uraspis uraspis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 5 records
March: 12 records
April: 14 records
May: 5 records
June: 41 records
July: 2 records
August: 11 records
September: 6 records
October: 14 records
November: 12 records
December: 17 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–138 m · Deepest record: 200 m

0–10 m: 24 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 14 records
60–70 m: 12 records
70–80 m: 5 records
80–90 m: 3 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 7 records
110+ m: 37 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 11 records
22–24 °C: 7 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 66 records
28–30 °C: 60 records

Names and classification

English: Whitetongue jack, Basset-hull's Trevally, Basset-hulls Trevally, sixband brown jack, White-mouthed Trevally, whitemouth jack, Whitemouth jack, Whitetongue jack, Whitemouth Trevally, White-tongued Jack, whitetongue jack

Names in 6 more languages

Spanish: Jurel Paia
Filipino: Talakitok
French: Carangue paia
Japanese: Indokiaji, インドオキアジ
Thai: ปลาจุ้ยจินบั้ง
Simplified Chinese: 白口尾甲鰺

Other scientific names: Caranx guptae, Caranx uraspis, Leucoglossa herklotsi, Uraspis carangoides, Uraspis pectoralis

Similar species

Whitemouth jack
Uraspis helvola
Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevally
Caranx melampygus
Bigeye trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
Mackerel scad
Decapterus macarellus
Indian scad
Decapterus 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).
301 open-data records from 1962 to 2019.

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