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Whitemouth jack

Uraspis helvola (Forster, 1801)

Status not recordedbony fish

The whitemouth jack (Uraspis helvola) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the whitemouth jack

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 whitemouth jack live?

Not recorded

Is the whitemouth jack 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 whitemouth jack classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusUraspis
  7. SpeciesUraspis helvola (Forster, 1801)

Synonyms Caranx helvolus, Caranx micropterus, Leucoglossa candens, Scomber helvolus, Uraspis helvolus

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Basset-hull's trevallyEnglish
  • Cottonmouth jackEnglish
  • Cottonmouth kingfishEnglish
  • Cottonmouth trevallyEnglish
  • Whitetongue jackEnglish
  • Whitetongued crevalleEnglish
  • SallArabic
  • Tarakitocbk
  • MamsaCebuano
  • kranas oblorypýCzech
  • Hvidmundet hestemakrelDanish
  • Tiñosa BlancaSpanish
  • carangue langue blancheFrench
  • אורספיס צהוב-סנפירHebrew
  • オキアジJapanese
  • 민전갱이Korean
  • Cara-de-gatoPortuguese
  • Белоязычный урасписRussian
  • TalakitokFilipino
  • 棉口尾甲鰺Chinese
  • DeyayoArabic
  • LawihanCebuano
  • kranas příčnopásýCzech
  • jurel lengua blancaSpanish
  • jurel volantínSpanish
  • Carangue à bouche blancheFrench
  • Carangue striéeFrench
  • Xaréu-espelhoPortuguese
  • 白舌尾甲鰺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whitemouth jack

Other species in the same genus Uraspis.

CompareWhitemouth jack vs Whitemouth jackWhitemouth jack vs Cottonmouthjack

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the whitemouth jack?

The whitemouth jack (Uraspis helvola) 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). Whitemouth jack (Uraspis helvola). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/uraspis-helvola

MLA

“Whitemouth jack (Uraspis helvola).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/uraspis-helvola.

BibTeX
@misc{uraspis_helvola_2026,
  title = {Whitemouth jack (Uraspis helvola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/uraspis-helvola},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}