False trevally Temporal range:
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Lactarius lactarius | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Superfamily: | Percoidea |
Family: |
Lactariidae Boulenger, 1904 [2] |
Genus: |
Lactarius Valenciennes, 1833 [1] |
Species: | L. lactarius
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Binomial name | |
Lactarius lactarius (
Bloch &
J. G. Schneider, 1801)
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The false trevally (Lactarius lactarius) is a species of fish in the family Lactariidae, currently the sole member of the family. [3]
The false trevally is native to the Indian Ocean and from East Africa to Southeast Asia, and in the western Pacific Ocean from Japan to Queensland, Australia. It is a coastal species, occurring in marine and brackish waters at depths of from 15 to 100 m (49 to 328 ft). It is an important species to local commercial fisheries. [3]
This fish is colored silvery-grey on the upper parts with blue iridescence dorsally and a dusky black spot on the upper gill cover. The underparts are colored silvery-white. The fins are pale yellow. This species can reach a length of 40 cm (16 in), though most do not exceed 30 cm (12 in). [3]
False trevally Temporal range:
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Lactarius lactarius | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Superfamily: | Percoidea |
Family: |
Lactariidae Boulenger, 1904 [2] |
Genus: |
Lactarius Valenciennes, 1833 [1] |
Species: | L. lactarius
|
Binomial name | |
Lactarius lactarius (
Bloch &
J. G. Schneider, 1801)
| |
Synonyms | |
Genus:
Species:
|
The false trevally (Lactarius lactarius) is a species of fish in the family Lactariidae, currently the sole member of the family. [3]
The false trevally is native to the Indian Ocean and from East Africa to Southeast Asia, and in the western Pacific Ocean from Japan to Queensland, Australia. It is a coastal species, occurring in marine and brackish waters at depths of from 15 to 100 m (49 to 328 ft). It is an important species to local commercial fisheries. [3]
This fish is colored silvery-grey on the upper parts with blue iridescence dorsally and a dusky black spot on the upper gill cover. The underparts are colored silvery-white. The fins are pale yellow. This species can reach a length of 40 cm (16 in), though most do not exceed 30 cm (12 in). [3]