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Cottonmouthjack

Uraspis secunda (Poey, 1860)

Status not recordedbony fish

The cottonmouthjack (Uraspis secunda) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the cottonmouthjack

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 cottonmouthjack live?

Not recorded

Is the cottonmouthjack 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 cottonmouthjack classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusUraspis
  7. SpeciesUraspis secunda (Poey, 1860)

Synonyms Bassetina hullianus, Caranx hullianus, Caranx secundus, Leucoglossa albilinguis, Uraspis cadenati, Uraspis heidi, Uraspis reversa, Uraspis riukiuensis, Uraspis wakiyai

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Cottonmouth jackEnglish
  • jurel volantínSpanish
  • Carangue cotonFrench
  • 'arururay

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cottonmouthjack

Other species in the same genus Uraspis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cottonmouthjack?

The cottonmouthjack (Uraspis secunda) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cottonmouthjack (Uraspis secunda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cottonmouthjack

MLA

“Cottonmouthjack (Uraspis secunda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cottonmouthjack.

BibTeX
@misc{cottonmouthjack_2026,
  title = {Cottonmouthjack (Uraspis secunda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cottonmouthjack},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}