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Whitemouth jack

Uraspis uraspis (Günther, 1860)

Status not recordedbony fish

The whitemouth jack (Uraspis uraspis) 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 uraspis (Günther, 1860)

Synonyms Caranx guptae, Caranx uraspis, Leioglossus carangoides, Leucoglossa herklotsi, Uraspis carangoides, Uraspis pectoralis

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Basset-hull's trevallyEnglish
  • Basset-hulls trevallyEnglish
  • Sixband brown jackEnglish
  • White-mouthed trevallyEnglish
  • White-tongued jackEnglish
  • Whitemouth trevallyEnglish
  • Whitetongue jackEnglish
  • شيم أبيض الفمArabic
  • LisonCebuano
  • kranas běloústýCzech
  • Jurel PaiaSpanish
  • Carangue paiaFrench
  • インドオキアジJapanese
  • 흑기민전갱이Korean
  • Xaréu-boca-brancaPortuguese
  • Обыкновенный урасписRussian
  • ปลาจุ้ยจินบั้งThai
  • TalakitokFilipino
  • 白口尾甲鰺Chinese
  • LawihanCebuano
  • Samin-saminCebuano
  • TrakitoCebuano

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whitemouth jack

Other species in the same genus Uraspis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the whitemouth jack?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{uraspis_uraspis_2026,
  title = {Whitemouth jack (Uraspis uraspis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/uraspis-uraspis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}