Atropus aurochs

Atropus aurochs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Carangoidei
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Atropus
Species:
A. aurochs
Binomial name
Atropus aurochs
(J. D. Ogilby, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Citula aurochs Ogilby, 1915
  • Carangoides aurochs (Ogilby, 1915)
  • Caranx aurochs (Ogilby, 1915)
  • Ulua aurochs (Ogilby, 1915)

Atropos aurochs, the silvermouth trevally, is a species of trevally in the family Carangidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.

Distribution and habitat

The silvermouth trevally is found in the Indo-Pacific in the western and central Pacific Ocean. Its range is from New Guinea, northern Australia, the Philippines, and Pacific islands in the western and central Pacific Ocean.

Description

Adults can grow up to 50 centimetres (20 in).

References

  1. ↑ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Ulua aurochs". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T67970335A115449746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T67970335A67970967.en.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Atropos aurochs". FishBase. August 2019 version.