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Black ulua

Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833

Status not recordedbony fish

The black ulua (Caranx melampygus) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the black ulua

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black ulua live?

Not recorded

Is the black ulua endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the black ulua classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusCaranx
  7. SpeciesCaranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833

Synonyms Carangichthys melampygus, Carangus melampygus, Carangus quoyi, Caranx bixanthopterus, Caranx janthinospilos, Caranx medusicola, Caranx melampyges, Caranx moresbyensis, Caranx stellatus, Caranx valenciennei, Carynx melampygus, Xurel malampygus

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Blue-fin trevallyEnglish
  • Blue-finned trevallyEnglish
  • Bluefin jackEnglish
  • Bluefin kingfishEnglish
  • Bluefin trevallyEnglish
  • Spotted trevallyEnglish
  • JeshArabic
  • BlukarongBislama
  • Tarakitocbk
  • LisonCebuano
  • kranas modroploutvýCzech
  • Blåfinnet trevalleDanish
  • Blauflossen-MakreleGerman
  • ފަނި ހަނދިDivehi
  • jurel aleta azulSpanish
  • Carangue Aîle BleueFrench
  • ʻomiluHawaiian
  • Carangide pinne bluItalian
  • カスミアジJapanese
  • 작은입술전갱이Korean
  • Kikao mangaMalagasy
  • KuluvelMalayalam
  • शितापMarathi
  • KerepohMalay
  • Xaréu-de-barbatana-azulPortuguese
  • pa'aihereray
  • Синепёрый каранксRussian
  • KarambaziSwahili
  • ปลากะมงครีบฟ้าThai
  • ManitisFilipino
  • AdloWaray
  • 藍鰭鰺Chinese
  • BayadArabic
  • DibsyArabic
  • GirimArabic
  • MamsaCebuano
  • Samin-saminCebuano
  • TrakitoCebuano
  • Jurel de Aleta AzulSpanish
  • Carangue bleueFrench
  • കുലുവെല്Malayalam
  • MaliputoFilipino
  • TalakitokFilipino
  • 黑尻鰺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black ulua

Other species in the same genus Caranx.

Kingfish

Caranx ignobilis

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Pinkit

Caranx sexfasciatus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Jack

Caranx crysos

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Jack

Caranx hippos

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Cabali

Caranx lugubris

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the black ulua?

The black ulua (Caranx melampygus) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black ulua (Caranx melampygus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-ulua

MLA

“Black ulua (Caranx melampygus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-ulua.

BibTeX
@misc{black_ulua_2026,
  title = {Black ulua (Caranx melampygus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-ulua},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}