Ulua (fish)

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Silvermouth trevally.jpg

| image_caption = Ulua aurochs Silvermouth trevally

| taxon = Ulua

| authority = (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900)

| type_species = Ulua richardsoni

| type_species_authority = (Jordan & Snyder, 1908.)

}}

Ulua is a genus of trevallies in the family Carangidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Ulua| month = February | year = 2013}}

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ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
120pxUlua aurochs (J. D. Ogilby, 1915)Silvermouth trevally.the Indo-Pacific in the western and central Pacific Ocean from New Guinea, northern Australia, the Philippines, and Pacific islands
120pxUlua mentalis (G. Cuvier, 1833)Longrakered trevallyIndian and west Pacific Oceans, from Mozambique and Madagascar in the west, to Japan and northern Australia in the east

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