Uraspis helvola, Whitetongue jack

Query: Perciformes

Result: 2585^th of 2716

Subject:	Uraspis helvola, Whitetongue jack
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Description
English: Possibly a mating congregation of jacks - males darker Jacks are a high-level inshore predator built for speed. Identified by user as Uraspis helvola
Date April 1968
Source http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/reef0047.htm
Author Dr. James P. McVey, NOAA Sea Grant Program
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uraspis_helvola.jpg

Uraspis helvola, whitetongue jack or whitemouth jack, is a species of jack in the family Carangidae. It is found in all tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Adults can grow up to 58 centimetres. Order: Perciformes, Family: Carangidae, Genus: Uraspis, Species: Uraspis helvola (J. R. Forster, 1801).

Perciformes
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