Uraspis uraspis

Uraspis uraspis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Family:	Carangidae
Genus:	Uraspis
Species:	U. uraspis
Binomial name
	Uraspis uraspis; (Günther, 1860)
Synonyms
	Caranx uraspis Günther, 1860; Uraspis carangoides Bleeker, 1855; Caranx guptae B. L. Chaudhuri, 1909; Leucoglossa herklotsi Herre, 1932; Uraspis pectoralis Fowler, 1938;

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

Distribution and habitat

This fish is found in the Indo-Pacific. Its range extends from the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean, and from the Philippines to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan and east towards Hawaii.^[2]

Adults can grow up to 28 centimetres (11 in).^[2]

^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Uraspis uraspis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T46081534A115392037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T46081534A46664519.en. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Uraspis uraspis". FishBase. August 2019 version.

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