Uraspis secunda

Osteichthyes Carangidae Genus Uraspis Uraspis secunda
Cottonmouth trevally USE
29.7 cm TL
Characteristic features:
Colour:

Body silver; roof and floor of mouth white, rest of mouth black, fins dusky.

Size:

Up to 58 cm TL.

Distribution:

Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical waters.

Habitat:

Oceanic and pelagic near the bottom, from 50 to 300 m depth.

Biology:

Found in solitary or in small schools. Little else is known regarding the biology and ecology of this species.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught by trawls, purse seines, longlines and on hook-and-line.

Similar species:

Uraspis uraspis
Whitemouth trevally

Uraspis uraspis

Uraspis uraspis differs in having a naked breast area extending uninterrupted to naked pectoral-fin base (vs. a non-scaled breast area extending to pectoral-fin base).

to Uraspis uraspis
External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM